{"product_id":"beckett-lacan-and-the-mathematical-arka-chattopadhyay-9781501365492","title":"Beckett, Lacan and the Mathematical Writing of the Real","description":"\u003ci\u003eBeckett, Lacan and the Mathematical Writing of the Real\u003c\/i\u003eproposes writing as a mathematical and logical operation to build a bridge between Lacanian psychoanalysis and Samuel Beckett's prose works. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArka Chattopadhyay studies aspects such as the fundamental operational logic of a text, use of mathematical forms like geometry and arithmetic, the human obsession with counting, the moving body as an act of writing and love, and sexuality as a challenge to the limits of what can be written through logic and mathematics. Chattopadhyay reads Beckett's prose works, including \u003ci\u003eHow It Is\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCompany\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWorstward\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eHo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMalone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eDies\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEnough\u003c\/i\u003e to highlight this terminal writing, which halts endless meanings with the material body of the word and gives Beckett a medium to inscribe what cannot be written otherwise.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Arka Chattopadhyay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501365495\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501365492\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/25\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.47d","brand":"Arka Chattopadhyay","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43983130853631,"sku":"9781501365492","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_67c706a9-9faf-473f-b706-df6b74f8d4be.jpg?v=1683264845","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beckett-lacan-and-the-mathematical-arka-chattopadhyay-9781501365492","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}