{"product_id":"the-minotaur-s-daughter-selected-poems-the-slovak-list","title":"The Minotaur’s Daughter: Selected Poems","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn evocative collection from Slovak poet Eva Luka, The Minotaur’s Daughter melds the human and natural worlds, weaving mythology, nature, desire, and personal freedom through vivid and unsettling imagery. The poems move from Japan to mythic landscapes, exploring sexuality, transformation, and the shifting boundaries between human and animal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLuka’s poetic voice resists artistic conformity, creating hybrid creatures and fluid identities while confronting societal pressure and psychic harm. Moving between darkness and light, terror and beauty, these poems offer a powerful meditation on existence, freedom, and the search for artistic and personal truth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEva Luka is a Slovak poet, writer, translator, illustrator, and Japanologist. She has published four collections of poetry and two works of children’s literature, and has translated works from English and Japanese into Slovak.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJames Sutherland-Smith is a translator of Slovak and Serbian poetry, as well as a poet with eight collections of his own. He has translated the work of numerous contemporary Slovak and Serbian poets.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeagull Books\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMay 6, 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e100\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSubjects\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoetry · Slovak Literature · Fiction in Translation · Mythology · Nature · Sexuality \u0026amp; Desire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9781803095059\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old Post Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67677795614902,"sku":"9781803095059","price":32.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/2264\/4150\/files\/9781803095059.jpg?v=1792423081","url":"https:\/\/oldpostbookshop.com\/products\/the-minotaur-s-daughter-selected-poems-the-slovak-list","provider":"Old Post Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}