{"product_id":"9780140275865","title":"The Merry Heart: Reflections on Reading Writing, and the World of Books","description":"\u003cp\u003eReaders around the world continue to mourn the 1995 death of a beloved literary icon, but this rich and varied collection of Robertson Davies's writings on the world of books and the miracle of language captures his inimitable voice and sustains his presence among us. Coming almost entirely from Davies' own files of unpublished material, these twenty-four essays and lectures range over themes from \"The Novelist and Magic\" to \"Literature and Technology,\" from \"Painting, Fiction, and Faking,\" to \"Can a Doctor Be a Humanist?\" and \"Creativity in Old Age.\" For devotees of Davies and all lovers of literature and language, here is the \"urbanity, wit, and high seriousness mixed by a master chef\" (\u003ci\u003eCleveland Plain Dealer\u003c\/i\u003e) vintage delights from an exquisite literary menu. Davies himself says merely: \"Lucky writers. . .like wine, die rich in fruitiness and delicious aftertaste, so that their works survive them.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eViking will publish Robertson Davies? \u003ci\u003eHappy Alchemy\u003c\/i\u003e in July 1998\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMany fine works by Robertson Davies are available from Penguin including \u003ci\u003eThe Deptford Trilogy, The Cornish Trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Salterton Trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47022098284784,"sku":"9780140275865","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780140275865_p0.gif?v=1763655011","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780140275865","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}