{"product_id":"things-a-story-of-the-sixtiesa-man-asleep","title":"Things: A Story of the Sixties\/A Man Asleep","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo thematically-related novellas by Georges Perec in one volume. In each  Perec probes our obsession with societys trappingsthe seductive mass of things that masquerade as stability and meaning.  In Things: A Story of the Sixties  Jerome and Sylvie  a young  upwardly mobile couple lust for the good life  caught between the fantasy of the film they would have liked to live and the reality of lifes daily mundanities.  The nameless student in A Man Asleep attempts to purify himself entirely of material desires and ambition. He longs to want nothing. Just to wait  until there is nothing left to wait for. Just to wander  and to sleep. Yearning to exist on neutral ground as a blessed parenthesis  he discovers something unexpected.  With the American publication of Life: A Users Manual in 1987  Georges Perec was recognized in the United States as one of this centurys most innovative writers. Things: A Story of the Sixties is accessible  sobering  and deeply involving. Each novel distills Perecs unerring grasp of the human condition and displays his rare comic talent  detachment  and compassion.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44966577700917,"sku":"ByrdShop_0879238577","price":225.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780879238575.jpg?v=1770569507","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/things-a-story-of-the-sixtiesa-man-asleep","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}