{"product_id":"theres-a-mystery-there-the-primal-vision-of-maurice-sendak-9780385540438","title":"There's a Mystery There: The Primal Vision of Maurice Sendak","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn extraordinary, path-breaking, and penetrating book on the life and work and creative inspirations of the great children's book genius Maurice Sendak, who since his death in 2012 has only grown in his stature and recognition as a major American artist, period. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePolymath and master interviewer Jonathan Cott first interviewed Maurice Sendak in 1976 for \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone, \u003c\/i\u003ejust at the time when \u003ci\u003eOutside Over There\u003c\/i\u003e, the concluding and by far the strangest volume of a trilogy that began with \u003ci\u003eWhere The Wild Things Are\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIn the Night Kitchen\u003c\/i\u003e, was gestating. Over the course of their wide-ranging and revelatory conversation about his life, work, and the fantasies and obsessions that drove his creative process, they focused on many of the themes and images that would appear in the new book five years later. Drawing on that interview, \u003ci\u003eThere's a Mystery There\u003c\/i\u003e is a profound examination of the inner workings of a complicated genius's torments and inspirations that ranges over the entirety of his work and his formative life experiences, and uses \u003ci\u003eOutside Over There\u003c\/i\u003e, brilliantly and originally, as the key to understanding just what made this extravagantly talented man tick. To gain multiple perspectives on that intricate and multifaceted book, Cott also turns to four \"companion guides\" a Freudian analyst, a Jungian analyst, an art historian, and Sendak's great friend and admirer, the playwright Tony Kushner. The book is richly illustrated with examples from Sendak's work and other related images.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Doubleday Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/16\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385540438\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 7.30w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2017 pg. 54\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2017 pg. 34\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/06\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2017 pg. 129\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jonathan Cott","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44576539705525,"sku":"9780385540438","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_45919b15-cda4-4e4c-bbee-0915c1c124d2.jpg?v=1724175651","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/theres-a-mystery-there-the-primal-vision-of-maurice-sendak-9780385540438","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}