{"product_id":"short-life-in-a-strange-toby-ferris-9780062931757","title":"Short Life in a Strange World: Birth to Death in 42 Panels","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSure to be hailed alongside \u003cem\u003eH is for Hawk\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Hare with Amber Eyes\u003c\/em\u003e, an exceptional work that is at once an astonishing journey across countries and continents, an immersive examination of a great artist's work, and a moving and intimate memoir.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2012, facing the death of his father and impending fatherhood, Toby Ferris set off on a seemingly quixotic mission to track down and look at--in situ--every painting still in existence by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, the most influential and important artist of Northern Renaissance painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result of that pursuit is a remarkable journey through major European cities and across continents. As Ferris takes a keen analytical eye to the paintings, each piece brings new revelations about Bruegel's art, and gives way to meditations on mortality, fatherhood, and life. Ferris conjures a whole world to which most of us have probably lost the key, and in the process teaches us how to look, patiently and curiously, at the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShort Life in a Strange World\u003c\/em\u003e is a dazzlingly original and assured debut--a strange and bewitching hybrid of art criticism, philosophical reflection, and poignant memoir. Beautifully illustrated with sixty-six color images, it subtly alters the way we see the world and ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Toby Ferris\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 006293175X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062931757\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/25\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.40w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/25\/2019","brand":"Toby Ferris","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43994741244159,"sku":"9780062931757","price":32.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_40a029d2-0fa4-4553-a440-0abc519c34c5.jpg?v=1683331917","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/short-life-in-a-strange-toby-ferris-9780062931757","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}