{"product_id":"the-private-life-why-we-remain-in-the-dark-1","title":"The Private Life: Why We Remain in the Dark","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe war over private life spreads inexorably. Some seek to expose, invade and steal it, others to protect, conceal and withhold it. Either way, the assumption is that privacy is a possession to be won or lost. But what if what we call private life is the one element in us that we \u003ci\u003ecan't\u003c\/i\u003e possess? Could it be that we're so intent on taking hold of the privacy of others, or keeping hold of our own only because we're powerless to do either?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this groundbreaking book, Josh Cohen uses his experience as a psychoanalyst, literature professor and human being to explore the concept of 'private life' as the presence in us of someone else, an uncanny stranger both unrecognisable and eerily familiar, who can be neither owned nor controlled. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on a dizzying array of characters and concerns, from John Milton and Henry James to Katie Price and Snoopy, from philosophy and the Bible to pornography and late-night TV, \u003ci\u003eThe Private Life\u003c\/i\u003e weaves a richly personal tapestry of ideas and experience. In a culture that floods our lives with light, it asks: how is it that we remain so helplessly in the dark?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/josh-cohen-books\"\u003eJosh Cohen\u003c\/a\u003e (all their books in stock)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Granta Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781847085306\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Granta Books","offers":[{"title":"Poor Condition — £1.65","offer_id":47917798490289,"sku":"SB-184708530X-C4","price":1.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/184708530X.jpg?v=1789693480","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-private-life-why-we-remain-in-the-dark-1","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}