{"title":"Emmanuelle Loyer","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to our carefully curated collection of works by Emmanuelle Loyer, a distinguished figure in the field of Biography \u0026amp; Memoir. Known for her meticulous research and engaging narrative style, Loyer delves deep into the lives of influential figures who have shaped our cultural and intellectual landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEmmanuelle Loyer's compelling biography of Claude Lévi-Strauss stands as a testament to her ability to capture the essence of her subjects with sensitivity and clarity. Her work, \u003cem\u003eLévi-Strauss\u003c\/em\u003e, not only chronicles the life of the renowned anthropologist but also offers a vivid exploration of his enduring impact on the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLoyer's biographies are more than just retellings; they are insightful journeys that invite readers to explore the intricacies of human thought and achievement. Her ability to transform complex lives into gripping narratives makes her books essential reads for anyone eager to understand the stories behind great thinkers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eImmerse yourself in the fascinating worlds that Emmanuelle Loyer brings to life through her expertly crafted biographies. Whether you are a seasoned reader of memoirs or new to the genre, her works promise to inform, inspire, and resonate long after you've turned the last page.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"levi-strauss-by-emmanuelle-loyer-9781509511983","title":"Lévi-Strauss","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcademic, writer, figure of melancholy, aesthete – Claude Lévi-Strauss (1908–2009) not only transformed his academic discipline, he also profoundly changed the way that we view ourselves and the world around us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this award-winning biography, historian Emmanuelle Loyer recounts Lévi-Strauss’s childhood in an assimilated Jewish household, his promising student years as well as his first forays into political and intellectual movements. As a young professor, Lévi-Strauss left Paris in 1935 for São Paulo to teach sociology. His rugged expeditions into the Brazilian hinterland, where he discovered the Amerindian Other, made him into an anthropologist. The racial laws of the Vichy regime would force him to leave France yet again, this time for the USA in 1941, where he became Professor Claude L. Strauss – to avoid confusion with the jeans manufacturer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLévi-Strauss’s return to France, after the war, ushered in the period during which he produced his greatest works: several decades of intense labour in which he reinvented anthropology, establishing it as a discipline that offered a new view on the world. In 1955, \u003ci\u003eTristes Tropiques\u003c\/i\u003e offered indisputable proof of this the world over. During those years, Lévi-Strauss became something of a French national monument, as well as a celebrity intellectual of global renown. But he always claimed his perspective was a ‘view from afar’, enabling him to deliver incisive and subversive diagnoses of our waning modernity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLoyer’s outstanding biography tells the story of a true intellectual adventurer whose unforgettable voice invites us to rethink questions of the human and the meaning of progress. She portrays Lévi-Strauss less as a modern than as our own great and disquieted contemporary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46855802192108,"sku":"9781509511983","price":42.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/12142083482725.jpg?v=1759278347"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/emmanuelle-loyer.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}