{"product_id":"the-roving-shadows-9781803093659","title":"The Roving Shadows","description":"\u003cb\u003eA bold and adventurous work of literature that explores the relationship between reading, writing, sex, and death. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The first book in Pascal Quignard's Last Kingdom series, \u003ci\u003eThe Roving Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e can be read as a long meditation on reading and writing that strives to situate these otherwise innocuous activities in a profound relationship to sex and death. Writing and reading can in fact be linked to our animal natures and artistic strivings, to primal forces and culturally persistent fascinations. With dexterity and inventiveness, Quignard weaves together historical anecdotes, folktales from the East and West, fragments of myth, and speculative historical reconstructions. The whole, written in a musical style not far removed from that of Couperin, whose piano composition \u003ci\u003eLes Ombres errantes\u003c\/i\u003e lends the book its title, coheres into a work of literature that reverberates in the psyche long after one has laid it down. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Roving Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e is a rare and wondrous tour de force that cements Quignard's reputation in contemporary world literature. Available now in English, this boldly adventurous work will find a new and welcoming audience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Seagull Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/07\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781803093659\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.95h x 5.04w x 0.71d","brand":"Pascal Quignard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43766735831221,"sku":"9781803093659","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_dd4a8fcd-4dc9-4fdf-8f58-0c5cfd07a887.jpg?v=1710817805","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-roving-shadows-9781803093659","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}