{"product_id":"9781429996167","title":"Writing in the Dark: Essays on Literature and Politics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRecent essays on Israel, literature, and language from one of the country's most respected and best-loved voices\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout his career, David Grossman has been a voice for peace and reconciliation between Israel and its Arab citizens and neighbors. In six new essays on politics and culture in Israel today, he addresses the conscience of a country that has lost faith in its leaders and its ideals. This collection, \u003ci\u003eWriting in the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e, includes an already famous speech concerning the disastrous Second Lebanon War of 2006, the war that took the life of Grossman's twenty-year-old son, Uri. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoving, humane, clear-sighted, and courageous, touching on literature and artistic creation as well as politics and philosophy, these writings are a cri de coeur from a heroic voice of reason at a time of uncertainty and despair.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154081595632,"sku":"9781429996167","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781429996167_p0.jpg?v=1769903979","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781429996167","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}