{"product_id":"andr-gorz-willy-gianinazzi-9780857429889","title":"André Gorz: A Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first and exhaustive biography of twentieth-century leftist philosopher André Gorz.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Recognized as one of the most lucid and innovative critics of contemporary capitalism, André Gorz (1923-2007) was known for asking fundamental questions regarding the meaning of life and work. This first biography of a unique figure operating at the confluence of literature, philosophy, and journalism revisits half a century of intellectual and political life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Born Gerhart Hirsch in Vienna, he studied in Switzerland before opting to live and work in France. A self-taught existentialist thinker, he was constantly revising his view of the world, unafraid to break new theoretical ground in doing so. Influenced by Marx, Husserl, Sartre, and Illich, he had very close affinities with the new thinking on the Left that was coming out of Italy in the 1960s and 70s. He was also one of the first thinkers to shape political ecology and to advocate de-growth. The intellectual on the editorial board of Sartre's journal \u003ci\u003eLes Temps Modernes\u003c\/i\u003e, Gorz was also a mainstream journalist. He wrote in \u003ci\u003eL'Express\u003c\/i\u003e under the sobriquet Michel Bosquet before joining others in the creation of \u003ci\u003eLe Nouvel Observateur.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through Gorz's life journey, we meet not only Sartre and de Beauvoir, but also Herbert Marcuse, Fidel Castro, Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Ivan Illich, Félix Guattari, Antonio Negri, and many others. Beyond his poignant autobiographical narratives, \u003ci\u003eThe Traitor \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Letter to D\u003c\/i\u003e, which attest to his deep humanity, Gorz remains a precious guide for all who believe that another world is still possible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Willy Gianinazzi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0857429884\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780857429889\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Seagull Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/07\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 440\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.13h x 6.14w x 1.50d","brand":"Willy Gianinazzi","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44149631975679,"sku":"9780857429889","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_95b0db04-0bf7-407f-a24a-4c0ff8d2a21a.jpg?v=1688457730","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/andr-gorz-willy-gianinazzi-9780857429889","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}