{"product_id":"albiach-anne-marie-the-mezzanpb","title":"[10\/15\/26] Albiach, Anne-Marie: The Mezzanine","description":"\u003cp\u003eLitmus Press, paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTranslated by \u003cspan\u003eTeresa Villa-Ignacio\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublication Date: October 15, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher Marketing:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStartling and audacious in its vulnerability and poetic beauty, this lone novel by the beloved French poet Anne-Marie Albiach was published posthumously in France in 2019 to great critical acclaim. The Mezzanine is presented here in English for the first time in a new translation by Teresa Villa-Ignacio and with an introduction by Cole Swensen. This publication coincides with a new second edition of Albiach’s first volume of poetry published in English translation, Mezza Voce (translated by Joseph Simas, The Post-Apollo Press, 1988; Litmus Press, 2026). As Rosmarie Waldrop writes, “In this, [Albiach’s] only novel, the fragmentation allows us to glimpse her Season in Hell: she feels trapped in a psychiatric clinic and struggles with anxieties and identity. Stronger than her fear of death is the fear of being unable to write. For it is writing that enables her to endure—and to give us this extraordinary, enigmatic novel about suffering.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45630358323223,"sku":"9781933959603","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/6497\/7956\/files\/1788289899-900.jpg?v=1790283836","url":"https:\/\/open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com\/products\/albiach-anne-marie-the-mezzanpb","provider":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}