{"title":"Thomas Clerc","description":"\u003cp\u003eThomas Clerc’s works delve deeply into the nuances of personal experience, often blurring the lines between autobiography and reflection. Readers can expect intimate narratives that explore memory, identity, and the subtle interplay between inner life and outward circumstance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten with a thoughtful and introspective tone, Clerc’s books offer compelling insights into the human condition, inviting readers to engage with themes of self-examination and the art of living. His writing is well-suited for those drawn to \u003cem\u003ebiography and memoir\u003c\/em\u003e that prioritises emotional honesty and philosophical depth.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"interior-by-thomas-clerc-9781250214904","title":"Interior","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA comic experiment in sociology and self-absorption, the award-winning author Thomas Clerc's autobiographical \u003cem\u003eInterior\u003c\/em\u003e is a unique invitation into a professor's preoccupations and possessions within the rooms of a small Parisian apartment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eComposed of bite-size vignettes, remembrances, and digressions, and filled with lighthearted transitions from pure description to quirky reminiscence and back, this meticulous tour through the rooms of Clerc's home reveals fascinating insights into the author's obsessions, desires, and frustrations. Each space is described in painstaking detail, sometimes down to the centimetre, and the history of every object and appliance is fully excavated with self-deprecating wit. From the ideal varieties of bathroom reading material to the colour of his dish rack to the chaos of his sock drawer, Clerc happily and shamelessly guides us through the most intimate crannies of his home, as well as through all the strata of his existence as a bourgeois city dweller approaching middle age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePlayful and irreverent, as well as a sly commentary on materialism, \u003cem\u003eInterior\u003c\/em\u003e finds drama in the domestic and dark humour in every doomed attempt to express individuality through the things that we own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48242518819052,"sku":"9781250214904","price":32.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781250214904-interior-1.jpg?v=1787973408"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/thomas-clerc.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}