{"product_id":"the-tongue-set-free-9780374518028","title":"The Tongue Set Free","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 1981 Nobel Prize, this first volume of the author's autobiography provides a searching portrait of his personal background and creative development. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Elias Canetti was one of the major intellectual figures and polymaths of the twentieth century. A master of many genres, he is known especially for his novel, \u003ci\u003eAuto-da-Fe\u003c\/i\u003e, and his great work of social theory, \u003ci\u003eCrowds and Power\u003c\/i\u003e. But Canetti's genius is perhaps nowhere more evident than in the three volumes of his autobiography. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This first volume, \u003ci\u003eTongue Set Free\u003c\/i\u003e, provides a searching portrait of the author's personal background and creative development as it presents the events, personalities (especially Canetti's mother), and intellectual forces that shaped the growth of the artist as a young man.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElias Canetti\u003c\/b\u003e was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1981. His writings include a monumental work of social theory, \u003ci\u003eCrowds and Power\u003c\/i\u003e, and three volumes of memoirs, \u003ci\u003eThe Tongue Set Free\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Torch in My Ear\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Play of the Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50565748424978,"sku":"9780374518028","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f16205e4-9b63-46ea-abf4-3cca0328b03f.jpg?v=1731888084","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-tongue-set-free-9780374518028","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}