{"product_id":"things-a-story-of-the-sixties-and-a-man-asleep-9781567921571","title":"Things: A Story of the Sixties and a Man Asleep","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo thematically-related novellas by Georges Perec in one volume. In each, Perec probes our obsession with society's trappings-the seductive mass of things that masquerade as stability and meaning.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThings: A Story of the Sixties\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, Jerome and Sylvie, a young, upwardly mobile couple lust for the good life, caught between the fantasy of \"the film they would have liked to live\" and the reality of life's daily mundanities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe nameless student in \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Man Asleep\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e attempts to purify himself entirely of material desires and ambition. He longs \"to want nothing. Just to wait, until there is nothing left to wait for. Just to wander, and to sleep.\" Yearning to exist on neutral ground as \"a blessed parenthesis,\" he discovers something unexpected. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With the American publication of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLife: A User's Manual\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e in 1987, Georges Perec was recognized in the United States as one of this century's most innovative writers. \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThings: A Story of the Sixties\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is accessible, sobering, and deeply involving. Each novel distills Perec's unerring grasp of the human condition and displays his rare comic talent, detachment, and compassion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Georges Perec\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verba Mundi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/16\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781567921571\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePerec, Georges:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorges Perec\u003c\/b\u003e was a French essayist, novelist, memoirist, and filmmaker. Born in Paris in 1936, the child of Polish Jews, his father died as soldier in the Second World War and his mother was killed in the Holocaust. Much of his work dealt with themes of identity, loss, absence--including his most celebrated work, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLife A User's Manual\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e In addition to being honored by the \u003ci\u003ePrix Renaudot\u003c\/i\u003e (1965), the \u003ci\u003ePrix Jean Vigo\u003c\/i\u003e (1974), the \u003ci\u003ePrix Médicis\u003c\/i\u003e (1978), and the French postal service (2002), both an asteroid and a street in Paris were named in his honor--as well as a Google Doodle on his 80th birthday.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Georges Perec \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47283711344797,"sku":"9781567921571","price":37.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_bf583a93-baf1-4b4b-b6dd-e6d7d4d78fcb.jpg?v=1759971359","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/things-a-story-of-the-sixties-and-a-man-asleep-9781567921571","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}