{"product_id":"tropisms","title":"Tropisms","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eNathalie Sarraute's stunning debut ― containing vignettes of \"inner movements\" ― reshaped literary history\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Hailed as a masterpiece by Jean Genet, Marguerite Duras, and Jean-Paul Sartre, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTropisms\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is considered one of the defining texts of the nouveau roman movement. Nathalie Sarraute has defined her work as the “movements that are hidden under the commonplace, harmless instances of our everyday lives.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLike figures in a grainy photograph, Sarraute’s characters are blurred and shadowy, while her narrative never develops beyond a stressed moment. Instead, Sarraute brilliantly finds and elaborates subtle details ― when a relationship changes, when we fall slightly deeper into love, or when something innocent tilts to the smallest degree toward suspicion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Directions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48165815156994,"sku":"9780811222761","price":18.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2228\/7429\/files\/tropisms.jpg?v=1784669023","url":"https:\/\/shop.stlartsupply.com\/en-ca\/products\/tropisms","provider":"St. Louis Art Supply","version":"1.0","type":"link"}