{"product_id":"the-newton-letter-9781567928495","title":"The Newton Letter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Powerful.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, Notable Book of the Year \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn unforgettably elegant tale of obsession and the fragile line between reason and desire. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this compact literary gem, an historian retreats to a quiet cottage in rural Ireland to complete a biography of Isaac Newton. Why, he must unravel, did Newton suffer a mental collapse in 1693, and why did he write such a strange letter to his friend John Locke--hinting at a personal and philosophical crisis? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut as the summer days drift by, work is stalled as he becomes obsessed with the lives of the people around him--stranded Charlotte; doomed, drunken Edward; mysterious Ottilie. The more he tries to decipher the mysterious web of their lives--even while trying to decipher the central mystery of Newton's--he becomes undone by the murky, unmeasurable forces of the human heart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBanville's prose is lyrical and precise, and \u003ci\u003eThe Newton Letter\u003c\/i\u003e is both a meditation on genius and a portrait of quiet unraveling. A must-read for fans of psychological fiction and literary elegance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Banville\u003c\/b\u003e is the internationally celebrated author of many novels including \u003ci\u003eThe Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eApril in Spain\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Drowned\u003c\/i\u003e. He has been the recipient of the Man Booker Prize, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, the Guardian Fiction Award, the Franz Kafka Prize, a Lannan Literary Award for Fiction, and the Prince of Asturias Award for Literature. He lives in Dublin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"David R. Godine Publisher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52078001848594,"sku":"9781567928495","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8a22231c-b1f8-4329-9317-6a0007a613f1.jpg?v=1772527140","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-newton-letter-9781567928495","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}