{"product_id":"9781612192901","title":"The Difficulty of Being","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReflections on life and art from the legendary filmmaker-novelist-poet-genius. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy the time he published \u003ci\u003eThe Difficulty of Being\u003c\/i\u003e in 1947, Jean Cocteau had produced some of the most respected films and literature of the twentieth century, and had worked with the foremost artists of his time, including Proust, Gide, Picasso and Stravinsky. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis memoir tells the inside account of those achievements and of his glittering social circle. Cocteau writes about his childhood, about his development as an artist, and the peculiarity of the artist’s life, about his dreams, friendships, pain, and laughter. He probes his motivations and explains his philosophies, giving intimate details in soaring prose. And sprinkled throughout are anecdotes about the elite and historic people he associated with. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeyond illuminating a truly remarkable life, \u003ci\u003eThe Difficulty of Being\u003c\/i\u003e is an inspiring homage to the belief that art matters.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Melville House Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47037443375344,"sku":"9781612192901","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781612192901_p0.jpg?v=1763847427","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781612192901","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}