{"product_id":"bentos-sketchbook-by-john-berger-9781804298237","title":"Bento's Sketchbook","description":"\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  For 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  In this illustrated color 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","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.co.nz\/products\/bentos-sketchbook-by-john-berger-9781804298237","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}