{"product_id":"paper-gardens-a-stroll-through-french-literature-9780813940250","title":"Paper Gardens: A Stroll Through French Literature","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom Jean-Jacques Rousseau to Marcel Proust, from Marguerite Duras to George Sand, from Colette to Patrick Modiano, gardens appear in novels as representations of the real world, but also as reflections of the imagination. In \u003ci\u003ePaper Gardens: A Stroll through French Literature, \u003c\/i\u003e  velyne Bloch-Dano contemplates the role of the garden in the work of great prose writers, ruminating on how the garden can variously symbolize a reflection of the soul, a well-earned rest, an improving form of work, a nostalgia for childhood, and the dream of an ideal world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe charming and erudite first section focuses on history and is devoted to types of gardens ranging from the biblical Garden of Eden to English parklands; the second perceptively considers their role in literary works. Concealed within these cultivated wanderings is also an element of autobiography. Lovers of literature and gardening alike will fall in love with this beautifully written meditation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Evelyne Bloch-Dano\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Virginia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/26\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.51h x 7.77w x 0.76d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813940250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eÉvelyne Bloch-Dano\u003c\/b\u003e is a prizewinning and widely translated author whose most notable works include the biographies \u003ci\u003eMadame Zola\u003c\/i\u003e (1997, \u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e magazine's Grand prix des lectrices), \u003ci\u003eFlora Tristan: La femme-messie\u003c\/i\u003e (2001, Prix François Billetdoux), \u003ci\u003eMadame Proust\u003c\/i\u003e (2004, Prix Renaudot de l'essai), and \u003ci\u003eLe Dernier amour de George Sand\u003c\/i\u003e (2010) as well as many other titles. \u003cb\u003eTeresa Lavender Fagan\u003c\/b\u003e is a freelance translator living in Chicago. \u003cb\u003eAlice Kaplan\u003c\/b\u003e is the John M. Musser Professor of French at Yale University and the author of \u003ci\u003eDreaming in French.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Virginia Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40180667023475,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":23.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_556e51a2-916c-4fb0-97e0-1909b17a6762.jpg?v=1655471673","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/paper-gardens-a-stroll-through-french-literature-9780813940250","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}