{"product_id":"9781552451199","title":"Crystallography","description":"\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1994, \u003ci\u003eCrystallography\u003c\/i\u003e was a gem of a book, an instant hit that was nominated for the Gerald Lampert Award. It has been unavailable for an ice age, and Coach House Books is proud to bring it back.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e‘Crystallography’ means the study of crystals, but also, taken literally, ‘lucid writing.’ The book exists in the intersection of poetry and science, exploring the relationship between language and crystals — looking at language as a crystal, a space in which the chaos of individual parts align to expose a perfect formation of structure. As Bök himself says, ‘a word is a bit of crystal in formation,’ suggesting there is a space in which words, like crystals, can resonate pure form.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eLucid, sparkling, a diamond of a book: \u003ci\u003eCrystallography\u003c\/i\u003e is a crystal-clear approach to the science of poetry from the author of \u003ci\u003eEunoia\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Christian Bök (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":57809265262752,"sku":"9781552451199","price":10.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8637\/5072\/files\/BNCImageAPI_7cbc3be0-6ebe-402c-ac0f-505aedb0b8e9.jpg?v=1781017707","url":"https:\/\/rivendell-books.com\/products\/9781552451199","provider":"Rivendell Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}