{"product_id":"conversations-with-goethe-in-the-last-years-of-his-life-9780241421673","title":"Conversations with Goethe: In the Last Years of His Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA perceptive introduction to the mind of one of German's greatest writers, in a new translation for the first time in 150 years \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'The best German book there is' Nietzsche  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy the turn of the nineteenth century, the poet, novelist and thinker Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was one of the most famous people in the world. In 1823 he became friend and mentor to the young writer Johann Eckermann, who, for the last nine years of Goethe's life, recorded their wide-ranging conversations on art, literature, science and philosophy. This rich portrait of Germany's literary elder statesman, now in its first new translation for over 150 years, gives a fascinating glimpse into a great mind as well as 'many insights and invaluable lessons about life.' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTranslated by Allan Blunden with an Introduction by Ritchie Robertson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohann Peter Eckermann\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1792 in Harburg. In 1823 he sent Goethe, his childhood idol, the manuscript of his book, and he became Goethe's unpaid literary assistant for nine years. This long relationship led to the creation of Eckermann's most well-remembered work \u003ci\u003eConversations of Goethe\u003c\/i\u003e, first published in 1836. Eckermann died in 1854 in Weimar, Prussia.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50863389212946,"sku":"9780241421673","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6356f9cf-1292-4767-9552-624e2c387cc9.jpg?v=1737635239","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/conversations-with-goethe-in-the-last-years-of-his-life-9780241421673","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}