{"product_id":"tropisms","title":"Tropisms, by Nathalie Sarraute","description":"\u003csection class=\"my-8 prose lg:prose-xl max-w-none\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHailed as a masterpiece by Jean Genet, Marguerite Duras, and Jean-Paul Sartre, \u003cem\u003eTropisms\u003c\/em\u003e is considered one of the defining texts of the Nouveau Roman movement. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNathalie Sarraute has defined her work as the “movements that are hidden under the commonplace, harmless instances of our everyday lives.” Like figures in a grainy photograph, Sarraute’s characters are blurred and shadowy, while her narrative never develops beyond a stressed moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInstead, Sarraute brilliantly finds and elaborates subtle details—when a relationship changes, when we fall slightly deeper into love, or when something innocent tilts to the smallest degree toward suspicion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Tropisms\u003c\/em\u003e broke molds and transformed possibilities in French literature. More \u003cem\u003eelemental\u003c\/em\u003e than experimental, it remains in a class by itself,\" — Rachel Kushner.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"buying-options\" data-pagefind-ignore=\"all\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"inline-block\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"my-4\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"Quay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60167692124505,"sku":"Shelf 9","price":5.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0692\/6021\/files\/9780714542546.jpg?v=1792935033","url":"https:\/\/www.quaybooksstore.com\/products\/tropisms","provider":"Quay Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}