{"product_id":"bentos-sketchbook-by-john-berger-9781804298237","title":"Bento's Sketchbook","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe seventeenth-century philosopher Baruch Spinoza—also known as Benedict or Bento de Spinoza—spent the most intense years of his short life writing. He also carried with him a sketchbook. After his sudden death, his friends rescued letters, manuscripts, notes—but no drawings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor years, without knowing what its pages might hold, John Berger has imagined finding Bento’s sketchbook, wanting to see the drawings alongside his surviving words. When one day a friend gave him a beautiful virgin sketchbook, Berger said, “This is Bento’s!” and he began to draw, taking his inspiration from the philosopher’s vision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this illustrated colour book, John Berger uses the imaginative space he creates to explore the process of drawing, politics, storytelling, and Spinoza’s life and times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47932128952556,"sku":"9781804298237","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781804298237-bento-s-sketchbook.jpg?v=1783852181","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/bentos-sketchbook-by-john-berger-9781804298237","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}