{"product_id":"the-art-of-dying-by-peter-schjeldahl-9781419773242","title":"The Art of Dying","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e art critic Peter Schjeldahl published his widely read autobiographical essay \"The Art of Dying\" in December 2019, he reported that he had lung cancer and that his oncologist had given him six months to live. However, his experimental treatment was showing some improvement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"These extra months,\" he wrote, \"are a luxury that I hope to have put to good use.\" And he did. \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Dying: Writings, 2019-2022\u003c\/i\u003e begins with that essay and collects all 46 pieces that he wrote for the magazine before his death in October 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese last works express Schjeldahl's hard-won reflections on art and life, against the backdrop of an intensely anxious period in America, spanning the pandemic, the George Floyd protests, the 2020 presidential election, and the war in Ukraine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSchjeldahl, who was the leading art writer of his generation, wrote with generosity and openness about the art world during these tempestuous three years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eComedian Steve Martin contributes a foreword, and writer and curator Jarrett Earnest contributes an introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46833579196652,"sku":"9781419773242","price":49.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/13499953482693.jpg?v=1758465968","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-art-of-dying-by-peter-schjeldahl-9781419773242","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}