{"product_id":"life-lessons-from-literature","title":"Life Lessons From Literature","description":"\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Life Lessons from Literature \u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;is a must for all bibliophiles, providing a concise and highly accessible bucket list of must-read books that teaches us so many fundamental truths and broadens our minds.\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;‘I read a book one day and my whole life was changed’ ... So confesses the narrator of Orhan Pamuk’s novel \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;The New Life\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;. But what can we learn from reading books? \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Life Lessons from Literature \u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;poses this broad question by examining the works of some of the \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;greatest writers \u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;in history.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;In it, we can draw wisdom from Charles Dickens’ views on poverty and wealth; seek comfort from ideas about love from Jane Austen and the Bronte sisters. Yet books are about much more than just romance and money. Through \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;careful examination \u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;of over \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;one hundred classic works \u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;of world literature, life lessons are also drawn from themes such as \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;conflict \u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;and \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;oppression, identity and psychology\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;, showing how \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;literature enriches and informs \u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;our understanding of ourselves and the wider world around us.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;From Brazil to Japan, the Americas to Africa; from Victor Hugo to Mark Twain and Chinua Achebe to Haruki Murakami, you will find literature from around the world in this gem of a book, in which the \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;plots may differ \u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;but the \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;themes and the lessons \u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;they have to teach us are entirely \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;universal\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57305889767806,"sku":"NW9781789295528","price":11.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781789295528.jpg?v=1778518942","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/life-lessons-from-literature","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}