{"product_id":"bento-s-sketchbook","title":"Bento’s Sketchbook","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 17th-century philosopher Baruch Spinoza (a.k.a. Bento) 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor 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 inspiration from the philosopher’s vision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this beautifully illustrated book, Berger uses the imaginative space opened up in this experiment to explore politics, storytelling, Spinoza’s life and times, and the process of drawing itself. [publishers’ note]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57358170718548,"sku":"A8B-35482","price":18.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1072\/9609\/6596\/files\/versobento.jpg?v=1790814300","url":"https:\/\/after8books.com\/products\/bento-s-sketchbook","provider":"After 8 Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}