{"product_id":"my-manservant-and-me-paperback","title":"My Manservant and Me - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHervé Guibert\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJeffrey Zuckerman\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eShiv Kotecha\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA madcap tale of sadistic power-play by one of the 20th century's most beloved French gay writers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Manservant and Me\u003c\/i\u003e is a story about the trials and tribulations of having a live-in valet. Written from the uneasy perspective of an aging, incontinent author of extremely successful middlebrow plays, we learn about his manservant, a young film actor who is easily moved to both delicate gestures and terrible tantrums; who's been authorized to handle his master's finances, who orders stock buys, dictates his master's wardrobe, sleeps in his master's bed, and yet won't let him watch variety television. \u003ci\u003eMy Manservant \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eand Me\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the rude specificities of this relationship with provocative humor and stylistic abjection. This manservant won't be going anywhere.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHervé Guibert\u003c\/b\u003e (1955-1991) was a French writer and photographer. A critic for \u003ci\u003eLe Monde\u003c\/i\u003e, he was the author of some thirty books, most notably \u003ci\u003eTo the Friend Who Did Not Save My Life\u003c\/i\u003e, which presents an intimate portrait of Michel Foucault and played a significant role in changing public attitudes in France towards AIDS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 104\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 25, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42097644535943,"sku":"9781643621524","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/82c7f6a65b01567d260705d7e6f1487a.webp?v=1732354653","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/my-manservant-and-me-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}