{"product_id":"the-storyteller-tales-out-of-loneliness-paperback","title":"The Storyteller: Tales Out of Loneliness - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWalter Benjamin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSam Dolbear\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eEsther Leslie\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA beautiful collection of the legendary thinker's short stories\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Storyteller\u003c\/i\u003e gathers for the first time the fiction of the legendary critic and philosopher Walter Benjamin, best known for his groundbreaking studies of culture and literature, including \u003ci\u003eIlluminations\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOne-Way Street\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Arcades Project\u003c\/i\u003e. His stories revel in the erotic tensions of city life, cross the threshold between rational and hallucinatory realms, celebrate the importance of games, and delve into the peculiar relationship between gambling and fortune-telling, and explore the themes that defined Benjamin. The novellas, fables, histories, aphorisms, parables and riddles in this collection are brought to life by the playful imagery of the modernist artist and Bauhaus figure Paul Klee.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWalter Benjamin\u003c\/b\u003e (1892-1940) was a German-Jewish Marxist literary critic, essayist, translator and phi-losopher. He was associated with the Frankfurt School of critical theory and is the author of \u003ci\u003eIlluminations\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Arcades Project\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Origin of German Tragic Drama\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 7.72 x 5.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 21, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42170580107399,"sku":"9781804290415","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/dea5abbfed9ead2b5f8827654ff53a9a.webp?v=1733349227","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-storyteller-tales-out-of-loneliness-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}