{"product_id":"how-the-other-half-lives-9780140436792","title":"How the Other Half Lives","description":"First published in 1890, Jacob Riis's remarkable study of the horrendous living conditions of the poor in New York City had an immediate and extraordinary impact on society, inspiring reforms that affected the lives of millions of people. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJacob Riis \u003c\/b\u003e(1849-1914) was a journalist and photographer born in Denmark. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLucy Sante\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Verviers, Belgium, and now lives in the Hudson River Valley. Her books include \u003ci\u003eLow Life\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEvidence\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Factory of Facts\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKill All Your Darlings\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Other Paris\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMaybe the People Would Be the Times, \u003c\/i\u003eand most recently\u003ci\u003e, Nineteen Reservoirs\u003c\/i\u003e. She has written for many periodicals, notably the \u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e since 1981. Her honors include a Whiting Writer's Award, an Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, a Grammy (for album notes), an Infinity Award from the International Center of Photography, and Guggenheim and Cullman fellowships. Since 1999 she has taught writing and the history of photography at Bard College.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50318123270418,"sku":"9780140436792","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fbcf90d1-e626-4c78-bbd9-c82ba1af5b10.jpg?v=1727548573","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/how-the-other-half-lives-9780140436792","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}