{"product_id":"idee-fixe-the-collected-works-of-paul-valery-volume-5-paperback","title":"Idée Fixe: The Collected Works of Paul Valéry, Volume 5 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Valéry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Paul\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eJackson Mathews\u003c\/b\u003e (Preface by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn informal dialogue of ideas in which Valéry paints a witty portrait of himself\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOffhand, personal, and amusing, Paul Valéry's \u003ci\u003eIdée Fixe\u003c\/i\u003e is an informal imaginative dialogue of ideas in which two men vacationing at the sea seek refuge from boredom by engaging in intellectual banter about human nature, the mind, and the haphazard relationship between humans and the world. Since the first-person speaker is unmistakably Valéry, the dialogue is perhaps more than anything else a wry self-portrait of a spare, dapper, and nervous figure whose feverish mind seldom allows him to rest--or anyone else to talk. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Collected Works of Paul Valéry, the first collected edition of the writer in English, features new translations, the original French on facing pages for poetic works, and editorial notes.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Valéry\u003c\/b\u003e (1871-1945) was a French poet, essayist, and critic and a major figure in twentieth-century literature. In addition to his poetry, his best-known works include the novel \u003ci\u003eMonsieur Teste \u003c\/i\u003eand his posthumously published \u003ci\u003eNotebooks\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.35 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 08, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67612528640185,"sku":"9780691292861","price":48.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/4309\/4713\/files\/XPWJK5pbkG9780691292861.webp?v=1790765431","url":"https:\/\/thoobo.com\/products\/idee-fixe-the-collected-works-of-paul-valery-volume-5-paperback","provider":"Thoobo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}