{"product_id":"the-journal-of-jules-renard-paperback-1","title":"The Journal of Jules Renard - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJules Renard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout his journal, Renard develops not only his artistic convictions but also his humanity as he reflects on the nineteenth-century French literary and art scene, and on the emergence of his position as an important novelist and playwright in that world. Through a mix of aphorisms and observations, short scenes, gossip, jokes, and meditations on life and art, Renard portrays the details of his personal life--his love interests, his position as a socialist mayor of Chitry, the suicide of his father--that often appear in his work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn recent years, the fragmented memoir has grown in popularity, and there's been a resurgence of diary as an artistic form. Once again, Jean Paul Sartre's assessment that \"directly, or indirectly, Renard is at the origin of contemporary literature\" rings true. In a new introduction, Sarah Manguso--whose groundbreaking nonfiction incorporates elements of diary and aphorism--both contextualizes and celebrates Renard's seminal journal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJules Renard\u003c\/b\u003e (1864-1910) was a French author and member of the Académie Goncourt, most famous for the works Poil de Carotte (Carrot hair) (1894) and Histoires naturelles (Natural Histories) (1896). Among his other works are Le Plaisir de rompre (The Pleasure of Breaking) (1898) and Huit jours à la campagne (Eight Days in the Countryside) (1906). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSarah Manguso is the author of seven books including \u003ci\u003e300 Arguments\u003c\/i\u003e, a genre-defying work of nonfiction; \u003ci\u003eOngoingness\u003c\/i\u003e, a meditation on motherhood and time; \u003ci\u003eThe Guardians\u003c\/i\u003e, an investigation of friendship and suicide; \u003ci\u003eThe Two Kinds of Decay\u003c\/i\u003e, a memoir of her experience with a chronic autoimmune disease, and \u003ci\u003eHard to Admit and Harder to Escape\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of very short stories. She is also the author of the poetry collections \u003ci\u003eSiste Viator\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Captain Lands in Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 14, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47185387847929,"sku":"9781941040812","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Fy_viGVTiv9781941040812_e7db947f-9942-4e1e-ad69-1e0c066a37bb.webp?v=1767812711","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-journal-of-jules-renard-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}