{"product_id":"gravity-and-grace-by-simone-weil-9780803298002","title":"Gravity and Grace","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimone Weil, the French philosopher, political activist, and religious mystic, was little known when she died young in 1943. Four years later, the philosopher-farmer Gustave Thibon compiled \u003cem\u003eLa pesanteur et la grace\u003c\/em\u003e from the notebooks she left in his keeping. In 1952, this English translation accelerated the fame and influence of Simone Weil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe striking aphorisms in \u003cem\u003eGravity and Grace\u003c\/em\u003e reflect the religious philosophy of Weil's last years. Written at the onset of World War II, when her health was deteriorating and her left-wing social activism was giving way to spiritual introspection, this masterwork makes clear why critics have called Simone Weil \"a great soul who might have become a saint\" and \"the Outsider as saint, in an age of alienation.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47397863194860,"sku":"9780803298002","price":68.37,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/938239eaf0ab463669ab90cbbe4c2644.jpg?v=1773777785","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/gravity-and-grace-by-simone-weil-9780803298002","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}