{"product_id":"walter-benjamins-ark-john-schad-9781800089693","title":"Walter Benjamin's Ark: A Departure in Biography","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first-ever exploration of the curious life of Stefan Rafael Benjamin, Walter Benjamin's only son. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWalter Benjamin's Ark \u003c\/i\u003erereads the life and work of the German philosopher and critic through the life of his estranged son. With this innovative biography, John Schad not only brings to light the intriguing figure that is Stefan Rafael Benjamin, but also identifies him as that most crucial of Benjaminian specters, namely, the secret \"you\" or addressee of his father's writings. In the process, he brings Walter Benjamin into a series of unlikely dramatic dialogues with Virginia Woolf, Rosa Luxemburg, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Gertrud Kolmar, Oscar Wilde, Franz Kafka, and \u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Schad\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1800089694\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781800089693\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e UCL Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"John Schad","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48742984384767,"sku":"9781800089693","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/walter-benjamins-ark-john-schad-9781800089693","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}