{"title":"Gabriel Kruis","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiscover the evocative world of \u003cstrong\u003eGabriel Kruis\u003c\/strong\u003e, an emerging voice in contemporary literature. Known for his distinct style, Kruis crafts narratives that intricately blend poetic elements with reflective storytelling. His works often delve into the intricacies of identity and memory, offering readers a thought-provoking experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne of his notable works, \u003cem\u003eAcid Virga\u003c\/em\u003e, has quickly captivated readers with its vivid prose and emotional depth. Positioned within the \u003cstrong\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Memoir\u003c\/strong\u003e category, this book transcends traditional genre boundaries, inviting readers to explore narrative poetry that dwells on personal and existential themes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEngage with Gabriel Kruis’s writing to journey through a literary landscape that challenges conventional storytelling and enriches your reading experience with its innovative narrative techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"acid-virga-by-gabriel-kruis-9781576879702","title":"Acid Virga","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Gabriel Kruis is a really formidable poet. \u003cem\u003eAcid Virga\u003c\/em\u003e is rather terrifying, also a tour de force and a formal breakthrough... a blend of narrative and lyric the way the mind is...” \u003cstrong\u003e—ALICE NOTLEY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“As wildly visionary as it is linguistically alive, Gabriel Kruis’s \u003cem\u003eAcid Virga\u003c\/em\u003e drills down into the bedrock of American life to produce a book unparalleled in its exploration of how visionary experience and social upheaval collide in ways that are both transformative and annihilating.” \u003cstrong\u003e—TOM SLEIGH\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“If you’ve ever been conscious, and felt a little disturbed about it, of life as ancient and ephemeral or that falling apart is an integral force, this is a book to read over and over.” \u003cstrong\u003e—STACY SZYMASZEK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“...a great affliction and affection inform \u003cem\u003eAcid Virga\u003c\/em\u003e, fast-moving with strophes like brisk moving cloud banks over the mind in your heart.” \u003cstrong\u003e—MAJOR JACKSON\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“Meanwhile, in el mal pais, leaned out on mucinex, mixing dexy cocktails in the haloed pharmacy of the car...”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn unusually assured debut, \u003cem\u003eAcid Virga\u003c\/em\u003e is a memoir in verse cutting between a vivid Southwest upbringing and modern O’Hara hustle in New York City, deeply and seriously reckoning with the psychedelic heritage of religion and the psychological clarity of chemical consciousness. It is both thrillingly propulsive and dense enough to read again and again, always offering up something new.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLanguage is boundlessly specific, evocative of states internal and external, reading at times like a melancholy memoir stuck between stations, an epic poem or even a philosophical tract, always a true and important record of our American lives as lived now—an endless and reliable ticker tape of the soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46626809577708,"sku":"9781576879702","price":27.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/11760313482749.jpg?v=1751868674"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/gabriel-kruis.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}