{"product_id":"an-elemental-thing-paperback","title":"An Elemental Thing - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEliot Weinberger\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith An Elemental Thing, Weinberger turns from his celebrated political chronicles to the timelessness of the subjects of his literary essays. With the wisdom of a literary archaeologist-astronomer-anthropologist-zookeeper, he leads us through histories, fables, and meditations about the ten thousand things in the universe: the wind and the rhinoceros, Catholic saints and people named Chang, the Mandaeans on the Iran-Iraq border and the Kaluli in the mountains of New Guinea. Among the thirty-five essays included are a poetic biography of the prophet Muhammad, which was praised by the London Times for its \"great beauty and grace,\" and \"The Stars,\" a reverie on what's up there that has already been translated into Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, and Maori.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 194\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 17, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757715587360,"sku":"9780811216944","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2969023361567d4afd31e32736848cda.webp?v=1780109820","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/an-elemental-thing-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}