{"product_id":"david-mitchells-post-secular-world-rose-harris-birtill-9781350178182","title":"David Mitchell's Post-Secular World: Buddhism, Belief and the Urgency of Compassion","description":"Since the publication of \u003ci\u003eGhostwritten\u003c\/i\u003e(1999), David Mitchell has rapidly established himself as one of the most inventive and important British novelists of the 21st century. In this landmark study, Rose Harris-Birtill reveals the extent to which Mitchell has created an interconnected fictional world across the full run of his writing. Covering Mitchell's complete fictions, from bestselling novels such as \u003ci\u003eCloud Atlas\u003c\/i\u003e(2004), \u003ci\u003eThe Bone Clocks\u003c\/i\u003e (2014) and\u003ci\u003e number9dream\u003c\/i\u003e(2001), to his short stories and his libretti for the operas \u003ci\u003eSunken Garden\u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWake\u003c\/i\u003e, this book examines how Buddhist influences inform the ethical worldview that permeates his writing. Using a comparative theoretical model drawn from the Tibetan mandala to map Mitchell's fictional world, Harris-Birtill positions Mitchell as central to a new generation of post-secular writers who re-examine the vital role of belief in galvanizing action amidst contemporary ecological, political and humanitarian crises.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Mitchell's Post-Secular World\u003c\/i\u003e features two substantial new interviews with the author, a chronology of his fictions and a selected bibliography of important critical writings on his work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rose Harris-Birtill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350178187\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350178182\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 07\/23\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.54d","brand":"Rose Harris-Birtill","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43941911888127,"sku":"9781350178182","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_3266f530-d579-46be-86a3-da3a2ce058a8.jpg?v=1681455676","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/david-mitchells-post-secular-world-rose-harris-birtill-9781350178182","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}