{"product_id":"the-enormous-room-warbler-classics-paperback","title":"The Enormous Room (Warbler Classics) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eE. E. Cummings\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePaul Headrick\u003c\/b\u003e (Commentaries by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Enormous Room\u003c\/em\u003e is a fictionalized autobiographical account of the three months that E. E. Cummings spent in a French prison under suspicion of espionage-a circumstance he could have easily avoided had he professed a hatred of Germans. Instead, when questioned, Cummings answered French authorities in a way that insured that he would accompany his friend \"B.\" (William Slater Brown), who was indeed guilty of writing letters critical of the French government. The psychologically tense narrative-shocking and provocative in its day-juxtaposes the barbarity and inhumanity of war against the comradery and collective spirit of the oppressed. As a piece of writing, it foreshadows the whimsy, humor, pessimism, and jubilance that would come to characterize Cummings's poetry while, on its own, it stands as a major work of World War I literature. This Warbler Classics edition includes Paul Headrick's essay \u003cem\u003e\"Brilliant Obscurity: \" The Reception of \u003c\/em\u003eThe Enormous Room, \u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eas well as a detailed biographical timeline.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 17, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42160119709831,"sku":"9781954525252","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/80ab21fe2fd1e31bd38f7c02efa9a33e.webp?v=1733271727","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-enormous-room-warbler-classics-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}