{"product_id":"9788416575770","title":"THE TRANSIENT LIFE","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe Passing Life\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Passing Life\u003c\/i\u003e, Christian Bobin offers us a poem that unfolds like a long letter, an intimate and luminous dialogue on the fragility and beauty of existence. This brief book, true to the author's poetics, condenses the essential into a few words, where the writing seeks the weight of light and the silence of a smile. A work that invites contemplation and the rediscovery of the sacred in the everyday, turning lack into a form of fullness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is it about?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is presented as an extensive poetic letter in which the author reflects on the ephemeral nature of life. Bobin explores the paradox of writing: turning the much into the little, the excess into lack, to reach a purer truth. Through lyrical and stripped-back prose, the poem becomes a vehicle to speak of love, death, the passage of time, and the beauty hidden in the simplest moments. The work is an exercise in purification, where every word is chosen to make no more noise than a smile, seeking lightness as a form of resistance against the heaviness of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMain Themes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe transience of life and the acceptance of its fleeting nature.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eWriting as a process of converting the abundant into the essential.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe search for light and lightness as aesthetic and existential values.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eSilence and the smile as forms of communication more authentic than noise.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eIntimacy and the letter as a literary genre to explore the relationship with the other.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho is it recommended for?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is aimed at readers of contemporary poetry and those who seek literature with a philosophical and contemplative tone. It is ideal for those who appreciate brief, intense writing charged with lyricism, as well as for followers of Christian Bobin and poetry that explores the sacred within the everyday. It is also recommended for those who desire a slow, reflective read that invites introspection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this book offers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAn intimate and slow reading experience that invites reflection on the essential.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA showcase of Bobin's minimalist poetics, where brevity becomes expressive power.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA renewed perspective on transience, seen not as a loss, but as an opportunity for beauty.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA text that functions as a personal dialogue, capable of resonating with the reader's own experience.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical Specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Christian Bobin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cyan Proyectos Editoriales\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spanish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Poetry, Poetry by individual poets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e Christian Bobin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 2020\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 68\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEditorial Review\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Passing Life\u003c\/i\u003e is a work that condenses the essence of Christian Bobin's style: a poetry that seeks light in brevity and depth in simplicity. Its letter format and confessional tone make it a text especially accessible to those who are not regular readers of poetry, without sacrificing lyrical depth. It is a recommended read for those looking for a book that, without being long, offers a complete aesthetic and emotional experience, in tune with contemporary sensitivity toward the minimal and the essential.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CYAN PROYECTOS EDITORIALES","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53405668704603,"sku":"9788416575770","price":15.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/0650\/6331\/files\/978841657577.jpg?v=1781829611","url":"https:\/\/kalamobooks.com\/en\/products\/9788416575770","provider":"Kalamo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}