{"product_id":"paper-gardens-evelyne-bloch-dano-9780813940250","title":"Paper Gardens: A Stroll Through French Literature","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom Jean-Jacques Rousseau to Marcel Proust, from Marguerite Duras to George Sand, from Colette to Patrick Modiano, gardens appear in novels as representations of the real world, but also as reflections of the imagination. In \u003ci\u003ePaper Gardens: A Stroll through French Literature, \u003c\/i\u003e ﾉvelyne Bloch-Dano contemplates the role of the garden in the work of great prose writers, ruminating on how the garden can variously symbolize a reflection of the soul, a well-earned rest, an improving form of work, a nostalgia for childhood, and the dream of an ideal world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe charming and erudite first section focuses on history and is devoted to types of gardens ranging from the biblical Garden of Eden to English parklands; the second perceptively considers their role in literary works. Concealed within these cultivated wanderings is also an element of autobiography. Lovers of literature and gardening alike will fall in love with this beautifully written meditation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Evelyne Bloch-Dano\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813940257\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813940250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Virginia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/26\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.51h x 7.77w x 0.76d","brand":"Evelyne Bloch-Dano","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43947306975487,"sku":"9780813940250","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_71b165a3-744e-4c82-af01-43385a3f01a8.jpg?v=1681517940","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/paper-gardens-evelyne-bloch-dano-9780813940250","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}