{"product_id":"montaigne-pushkin-collection","title":"Montaigne (Pushkin Collection)","description":"A brilliant and impassioned biography of one of the founding fathers of humanism, from one of its greatest defenders in the 20th century\n\nWritten during the Second World War, Zweig's typically passionate and readable biography of Michel de Montaigne, is also a heartfelt argument for the importance of intellectual freedom, tolerance and humanism. Zweig draws strong parallels between Montaigne's age, when Europe was torn in two by conflict between Catholicism and Protestantism, and his own, in which the twin fanaticisms of Fascism and Communism were on the verge of destroying the pan-continental liberal culture he was born into, and loved dearly. Just as Montaigne sought to remain aloof from the factionalism of his day, so Zweig tried to the last to defend his freedom of thought, and argue for peace and compromise.\n\nOne of the final works Zweig wrote before his suicide, this is both a brilliantly impassioned portrait of a great mind, and a moving plea for tolerance in a world ruled by cruelty.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1782271031\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1782271031.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Stone, Will|Zweig, Stefan\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41455494332474,"sku":"DBV.1782271031.G","price":21.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1782271031-0.jpg?v=1781059000","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/montaigne-pushkin-collection","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}