{"product_id":"the-unsaddled-hardcover","title":"The Unsaddled - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePascal Quignard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA captivating and wide-ranging interpretation of accidental dismounting.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In Pascal Quignard's writing, philology hunts for wild game in a dark forest. \u003ci\u003eThe Unsaddled\u003c\/i\u003e, which features horses as its central figure, is no exception. Taking off from puns, multifarious imagery, and metaphorical meanings--\"to be baffled,\" \"to be thrown\"--that the book's title provides, Quignard focuses on life-changing moments. We meet George Sand (whose father died after being thrown from his horse), Saint Paul, Abelard, Agrippa d'Aubigné, and countless other writers, philosophers, theologians, or kings who fell off their horses--not to forget Jean-Jacques Rousseau, who was knocked over by a dog. Being \"unsaddled\" can also be associated, as Quignard shows in regard to Nietzsche, with an \"overturning\" of values. Scenes of war, hunting, \"fleeing\" or sexuality--\"When lovers have a horse ride, they gallop in another world\"--come before our eyes, each time from those unsettling vantage points that Quignard knows how to find. As ever, he ranges far and wide in his intense quest, taking examples from across human history, from the neolithic age to his own childhood memories of postwar Le Havre in northern France. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePascal Quignard\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of more than sixty titles and is widely regarded as one of the foremost literary French writers today. In 2002, he won France's most prestigious literary prize, the Prix Goncourt, with \u003ci\u003eThe Roving Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e, the first work of nonfiction to win the prize. \u003cb\u003eJohn Taylor \u003c\/b\u003ehas translated several French writers and poets into English. He is the author of several books, including the three-volume essay collection\u003ci\u003e Paths to Contemporary French Literature\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eThe Apocalypse Tapestries\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIf Night Is Falling\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 252\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 10, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42696252031039,"sku":"9781803091501","price":29.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/c3cce8db1fd91fce0c44b370964a7caa.webp?v=1765006573","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-unsaddled-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}