{"product_id":"bentos-sketchbook-paperback","title":"Bento's Sketchbook - 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\u003eJohn Berger\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA deeply moving exploration of the relationship between thinking and drawing, from the author of the groundbreaking Ways of Seeing\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe seventeenth-century philosopher Baruch Spinoza (a.k.a. Bento) spent the most intense years of his short life writing. He also carried with him a sketchbook. After his sudden death, his friends rescued letters, manuscripts, notes--but no drawings. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor years, without knowing what its pages might hold, John Berger has imagined finding Bento's sketchbook, wanting to see the drawings alongside his surviving words. When one day a friend gave him a beautiful virgin sketchbook, Berger said, 'This is Bento's!' and he began to draw, taking inspiration from the philosopher's vision. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this beautifully illustrated book, Berger uses the imaginative space opened up in this experiment to explore politics, storytelling, Spinoza's life and times, and the process of drawing itself.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStoryteller, novelist, essayist, screenwriter, dramatist and critic, \u003cb\u003eJohn Berger (1926-2017) \u003c\/b\u003ewas one of the most internationally influential writers of the last fifty years. His many books include \u003ci\u003eWays of Seeing\u003c\/i\u003e; the fiction trilogy \u003ci\u003eInto Their Labours\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eHere Is Where We Meet\u003c\/i\u003e; the Booker Prize-winning novel \u003ci\u003eG\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eHold Everything Dear\u003c\/i\u003e; the Man Booker-longlisted \u003ci\u003eFrom A to X\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eA Seventh Man\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 25, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44814663286886,"sku":"9781804298237","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/8_SMwGFMvP9781804298237.webp?v=1771836914","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/bentos-sketchbook-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}