{"title":"Fleur Jaeggy","description":"\u003cp\u003eFleur Jaeggy is an exceptional and enigmatic voice in modern literature, renowned for her incisive and evocative writing style. Born in Zurich, Switzerland, Jaeggy has captivated readers worldwide with her masterful prose, often exploring themes of solitude and the complexities of human nature. Her distinctive work crosses cultural and linguistic boundaries, frequently being translated into multiple languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne of her notable works, \u003cem\u003eThese Possible Lives\u003c\/em\u003e, delicately weaves together imaginative biographical sketches, offering glimpses into the inner worlds of distinguished literary figures. Jaeggy's perceptive and lyrical language in this category of Biography \u0026amp; Memoir invites readers to delve deeper into the intriguing lives of these historical personalities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJaeggy's ability to blend fiction with elements of biography creates a unique reading experience that lingers long after the final page is turned. Her collection promises a journey through beautifully crafted narratives that redefine the boundaries of traditional biographical works.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"these-possible-lives-by-fleur-jaeggy-9780811226875","title":"These Possible Lives","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew Directions is proud to present Fleur Jaeggy's strange and mesmerising essays about the writers Thomas De Quincey, John Keats, and Marcel Schwob. A renowned stylist of hyper-brevity in fiction, Fleur Jaeggy proves herself an even more concise master of the essay form, albeit in a most peculiar and lapidary poetic vein.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOf De Quincey's early nineteenth-century world, we hear of the habits of writers: Charles Lamb \"spoke of 'Lilliputian rabbits' when eating frog fricassse\"; Henry Fuseli \"ate a diet of raw meat in order to obtain splendid dreams\"; \"Hazlitt was perceptive about musculature and boxers\"; and \"Wordsworth used a buttery knife to cut the pages of a first-edition Burke.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn a book of \"blue devils\" and night visions, the Keats essay opens: \"In 1803, the guillotine was a common child's toy.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnd poor Schwob's end comes as he feels \"like a 'dog cut open alive'\": \"His face coloured slightly, turning into a mask of gold. His eyes stayed open imperiously. No one could shut his eyelids. The room smoked of grief.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFleur Jaeggy's essays—or are they prose poems?—smoke of necessity: the pages are on fire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46855892959468,"sku":"9780811226875","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780811226875.jpg?v=1759282309"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/fleur-jaeggy.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}