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| Author | James Merrill |
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| Cover artist | Dorothea Barlow |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Changing Light at Sandover |
| Genre | Epic Poetry |
| Published | 1978 Atheneum |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 182 pp |
| ISBN | 0-689-10901-6 |
| OCLC | 644651034 |
| Preceded by | The Book of Ephraim |
| Followed by | Scripts for the Pageant |
Mirabell: Books of Number is a volume of poetry by James Merrill (1926–1995) published by Atheneum Books in 1978. It is the second of three books which together form the epic 560-page poem, The Changing Light at Sandover, which was published as a whole in 1982.
Mirabell won the 1979 U.S. National Book Award for Poetry. It was the fourth time Merrill was nominated and the second time he won.[1]
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"National Book Awards – 1979". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-06.
(With essay Megan Snyder-Camp from the Awards 60-year anniversary blog —one "Appreciation" covering both of Merrill's poetry awards.)