{"product_id":"how-literature-saved-my-life-paperback","title":"How Literature Saved My Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Shields\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending confessional criticism and cultural autobiography, David Shields explores the power of literature to make life survivable, maybe even endurable. Evoking his deeply divided personality, his character flaws, his woes, his serious despair, he wants \"literature to assuage human loneliness, but nothing can assuage human loneliness. Literature doesn't lie about this--which is what makes it essential.\" This is a captivating, thought-provoking, utterly original book about the essential acts of reading and writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Shields is the author of thirteen previous books, including \u003ci\u003eReality Hunger\u003c\/i\u003e (named one of the best books of 2010 by more than thirty publications), \u003ci\u003eThe Thing About Life Is That One Day You'll Be Dead\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller), \u003ci\u003eBlack Planet\u003c\/i\u003e (National Book Critics Circle Award finalist), and \u003ci\u003eRemote \u003c\/i\u003e(winner of the PEN\/Revson Award). He has published essays and stories in numerous periodicals, including \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eYale Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Village Voice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has been translated into fifteen languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 05, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48816541434104,"sku":"9780345802729","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/KHi_Zirf7J9780345802729.webp?v=1780573829","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/how-literature-saved-my-life-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}