{"product_id":"literature-is-a-voyage-of-discovery-tom-bishop-in-conversation-with-donatien-grau-9783035803662","title":"Literature Is a Voyage of Discovery: Tom Bishop in Conversation with Donatien Grau","description":"\u003cb\u003eA blend of theory and stories from an extraordinary life by a leading cultural figure.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Tom Bishop has, for over sixty years, helped shape the literary, philosophical, cultural, artistic, and political conversation between Paris and New York. As professor and director of the Center for French Civilization and Culture at New York University, he made the Washington Square institution one of the great bridges between French innovation and a New York scene in full transformation. Bishop was close to Beckett, championed Robbe-Grillet in the United States, befriended Marguerite Duras and Hélène Cixous, and organized historic public encounters--such as the one between James Baldwin and Toni Morrison. He was also a scholar, a recognized specialist in the avant-garde, notably the Nouveau Roman and the Nouveau Théâtre. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 2012, Bishop invited Donatien Grau to give a talk at NYU. This invitation led to conversations--many of which are presented in this book--and a friendship. \u003ci\u003eLiterature Is a Voyage of Discovery\u003c\/i\u003e gathers their dialogues, retracing Bishop's career, his own history, his departure from Vienna, his studies, his meetings, his choices, his conception of literature and life, his relationship to the political and economic world, and the way he helped define the profession of \"curator\" as it is practiced today, offering a thought-provoking look into one of the leading minds of our time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Diaphanes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783035803662\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96","brand":"Tom Bishop, Donatien Grau","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40793300926645,"sku":"9783035803662","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_1ae29411-270c-4d7a-b9a5-2620dc0a9793.jpg?v=1629204528","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/literature-is-a-voyage-of-discovery-tom-bishop-in-conversation-with-donatien-grau-9783035803662","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}