{"product_id":"suppose-a-sentence-brian-dillon-9781681375243","title":"Suppose a Sentence","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA captivating meditation on the power of the sentence by the author of \u003ci\u003eEssayism\u003c\/i\u003e, a 2018 \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e book of the year\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSuppose a Sentenc\u003c\/i\u003ee, Brian Dillon, whom John Banville has called \"a literary fl neur in the tradition of Baudelaire and Walter Benjamin,\" has written a sequel of sorts to \u003ci\u003eEssayism\u003c\/i\u003e, turning his attention to the oblique and complex pleasures of the sentence. A series of essays prompted by a single sentence--from Shakespeare to James Baldwin, John Ruskin to Joan Didion--this new book explores style, voice, and language, along with the subjectivity of reading. Both an exercise in practical criticism and a set of experiments or challenges, \u003ci\u003eSuppose a Sentence\u003c\/i\u003e is a polemical and personal reflection on the art of the sentence in literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brian Dillon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1681375249\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781681375243\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York Review of Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.70w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/06\/2020","brand":"Brian Dillon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44049758781695,"sku":"9781681375243","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0ab70f71-088c-4c97-a4f1-111c812a67cb.jpg?v=1685003297","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/suppose-a-sentence-brian-dillon-9781681375243","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}