{"product_id":"built-of-books-thomas-wright-9780805092462","title":"Built of Books: How Reading Defined the Life of Oscar Wilde","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn entirely new kind of biography, \u003ci\u003eBuilt of Books\u003c\/i\u003e explores the mind and personality of Oscar Wilde through his taste in books \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis intimate account of Oscar Wilde's life and writings is richer, livelier, and more personal than any book available about the brilliant writer, revealing a man who built himself out of books. His library was his reality, the source of so much that was vital to his life. A reader first, his readerly encounters, out of all of life's pursuits, are seen to be as significant as his most important relationships with friends, family, or lovers. Wilde's library, which Thomas Wright spent twenty years reading, provides the intellectual (and emotional) climate at the core of this deeply engaging portrait. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of the book's happiest surprises is the story of the author's adventure reading Wilde's library. Reminiscent of Jorge Luis Borges's fictional hero who enters Cervantes's mind by saturating himself in the culture of sixteenth-century Spain, Wright employs Wilde as his own Virgilian guide to world literature. We come to understand how reading can be an extremely sensual experience, producing a physical as well as a spiritual delight.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Wright\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0805092463\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780805092462\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/27\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.98h x 5.56w x 0.99d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/23\/2010 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/11\/2010 pg. 61","brand":"Thomas Wright","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43988273398015,"sku":"9780805092462","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_96d49659-b2e2-4f7c-88e1-dfc047ef7252.jpg?v=1683293599","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/built-of-books-thomas-wright-9780805092462","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}