{"product_id":"the-savage-god-a-study-of-suicide","title":"The Savage God: A Study of Suicide","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eUsing the untimely death of the poet and friend, Sylvia Plath, as a point of departure, Al Alvarez confronts the controversial and often taboo area of human behaviour: suicide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Savage God\u003c\/i\u003e explores the cultural attitudes, theories, truths and fallacies surrounding suicide and refracts them through the windows of philosophy, art and literature: following the black thread leading from Dante, through Donne, Chatterton and the Romantic Agony, to Dada and Pavese.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEntwined within this sensitive study is the author's deeply personal account of his own unsuccessful suicide attempt, and together they form the most fascinating and compelling meditation on the Savage God at the heart of human existence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a very good condition. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublished: 1982, USA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"A. Alvarez","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57739496948043,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/8755\/1819\/files\/IMG_9662.jpg?v=1782913827","url":"https:\/\/desirelinesbookstore.com\/products\/the-savage-god-a-study-of-suicide","provider":"desirelines books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}