{"product_id":"the-man-within-my-head-paperback","title":"The Man Within My Head - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePico Iyer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEver since he first discovered Graham Greene's work, Pico Iyer has felt a haunting closeness with the English writer. In \u003ci\u003eThe Man Within My Head\u003c\/i\u003e, Iyer follows Greene's trail from his first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Man Within\u003c\/i\u003e, to such later classics as \u003ci\u003eThe Quiet American\u003c\/i\u003e, examining Greene's obsessions, his elusiveness, and his penchant for mystery. The deeper he plunges into this exploration, the more Iyer begins to wonder whether the man within his head might not be Greene but his own father, or perhaps some more shadowy aspect of himself. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing upon experiences across the globe, from Cuba to Bhutan, and moving, as Greene would, from Sri Lanka in war to intimate moments of introspection, this is the most personal and revelatory book yet from one of our most astute observers of inner journeys and crossing cultures.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePico Iyer has written nonfiction books on globalism, Japan, the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, forgotten places, and novels on Revolutionary Cuba and Islamic mysticism. He regularly writes on literature for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books, \u003c\/i\u003eon travel for the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times, \u003c\/i\u003eand on global culture and the news for \u003ci\u003eTime, The New York Times, \u003c\/i\u003eand magazines around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 22, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758971224352,"sku":"9780307387561","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4b93a6d36a962ef936dfb99af35e2fd6.webp?v=1780140239","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-man-within-my-head-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}