Karl Shapiro

"A stream-of-consciousness story of a poverty-stricken young American, living in Paris." -- "Miller's groundbreaking first novel, banned in Britain for almost thirty years. A penniless and as yet unpublished writer, Henry Miller arrived in Paris in 1930. Leaving behind a disintegrating marriage and an unhappy career in America, he threw himself into the low-life of bohemian Paris with unwavering gusto. A fictional account of Miller's adventures amongst...

This collection of Shapiro's poems, dating from 1940 to the present, represents a modest and careful selection of his best work. The 90 poems are divided into four sections: Love, War, Art, and God. The early poems of the '40s reveal a freshness that represents the best of experimental modernism, while those of the '80s are is segmented by loyalties of region, gender, ethnic group, and style of life. Shapiro was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1945...

Multum in Parvo highlights the complex relationship between scale and size in the oeuvre of Alexander Calder (18981976) over a period of more than 30 years. As its title--translating to much in little--implies, the volume features over 40 rare small-scale sculptures, ranging from the size of a thumb to 30 inches tall, all of which feature the same physical qualities as Calders largest mobiles in the most miniature of detail. In addition to archival...