{"product_id":"the-aspern-papers-and-other-henry-james-9780141389790","title":"The Aspern Papers and Other Tales","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA wonderful new selection of Henry James's short stories exploring the relationship between art and life, edited by Michael Gorra.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis volume gathers seven of the very best of Henry James's short stories, all focussing the relationship between art and life. In 'The Aspern Papers', a critic is determined to get his hands on a great poet's papers hidden in a faded Venetian house - not matter what the human cost. 'The Author of \u003ci\u003eBeltraffio\u003c\/i\u003e', 'The Lesson of the Master' and 'The Figure in the Carpet' all focus on naive young men's unsettling encounters with their literary heroes. In 'The Middle Years', a dying novelist begins to glimpse his own potential, while 'The Real Thing' and 'Greville Fane' both explore the tension between artistic and commercial success. These fables of the creative life reveal James at his ironic, provocative best. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHenry James was born in 1843 in New York and died in London in 1916. In addition to many short stories, plays, books of criticism, autobiography and travel, he wrote some twenty novels, the first published being \u003ci\u003eRoderick Hudson\u003c\/i\u003e (1875). They include \u003ci\u003eThe Europeans\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWashington Square\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Portrait of a Lady\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Bostonians\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Princess Casamassima\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Tragic Muse\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Spoils of Poynton\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Awkward Age\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wings of the Dove\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Ambassadors\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Bowl\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMichael Gorra is Professor of English at Smith College and the author of \u003ci\u003ePortrait of a Novel: Henry James and the Making of an American Masterpiece\u003c\/i\u003e (2012), a finalist for both the Pulitzer Prize and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in biography.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Henry James\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0141389796\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780141389790\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/24\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.20w x 0.90d","brand":"Henry James","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43913381183743,"sku":"9780141389790","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_9193a7cc-f724-46e6-8d69-0947b4353dcb.jpg?v=1680618334","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-aspern-papers-and-other-henry-james-9780141389790","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}