{"product_id":"the-benefactor-paperback-1","title":"The Benefactor - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSusan Sontag\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Benefactor\u003c\/i\u003e, Susan Sontag's first book and first novel, originally published in 1963, introduced a unique writer to the world. In the form of a memoir by a latter-day Candide named Hippolyte, \u003ci\u003eThe Benefactor\u003c\/i\u003e leads us on a kind of psychic Grand Tour, in which Hippolyte's violently imaginative dream life becomes indistinguishable from his surprising experiences in the 'real world.' Sontag's novel supplies a fascinating, knowing, acerbic portrait of a certain bohemian demimonde that flourished in France until quite recently. More important, \u003ci\u003eThe Benefactor \u003c\/i\u003eis a novel about ideas-especially religious ideas-unlike any other: funny, acrobatic, disturbing, profound.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Sontag\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of four novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Benefactor, Death Kit, The Volcano Lover, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIn America\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of the 2000 National Book Award for Fiction). She has also published a collection of stories, several plays, and five works of nonfiction, among them \u003ci\u003eOn Photography\u003c\/i\u003e and, most recently, \u003ci\u003eWhere the Stress Falls\u003c\/i\u003e. Her books are translated into twenty-eight languages. In 2001 she was awarded the Jerusalem Prize for the body of her work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42736922787903,"sku":"9780312420123","price":28.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/f395b9f92e89e30e41944ebc5bb82e54.webp?v=1765148291","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-benefactor-paperback-1","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}