{"product_id":"the-planetarium-nathalie-sarraute-1st-edition","title":"The Planetarium, Nathalie Sarraute — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication\u003c\/strong\u003e: London, John Calder, 1961\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormatting\u003c\/strong\u003e: 8vo, pp. [iv], 296.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e: Very Good. The publisher's original red cloth binding remains remarkably firm and tight, with only trivial rubbing to the extremities and slight softening to the spine ends. The silver gilt lettering to the spine is bright and entirely unoxidized. Internally, the text block is sound; the pages are largely crisp and clean, displaying only minor, diffuse dusting to the top edge that does not intrude upon the text. The original dust jacket presents handsomely despite typical age-related wear, including minor edge-wear, shallow chipping at the spine extremities, and slight sun-fading, though it remains unclipped and is now protected in a removable mylar sleeve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/strong\u003e: First English Edition. Translated from the original French by Maria Jolas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eNathalie Sarraute's masterpiece, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"33\"\u003eThe Planetarium\u003c\/i\u003e, was first published in France in 1959 to immense critical acclaim, solidifying her reputation at the forefront of the \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"168\"\u003eNouveau Roman\u003c\/i\u003e (New Novel) movement. This 1961 John Calder edition marks the true first appearance of the novel in the UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eThe volume is presented in its distinctively designed, striking dust jacket. True first English editions of this seminal work in the original cloth and jacket have become increasingly uncommon on the open market, particularly without heavy fading.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eA seminal work of the French \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"29\"\u003eNouveau Roman\u003c\/i\u003e movement, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"53\"\u003eThe Planetarium\u003c\/i\u003e explores the microscopic psychological undercurrents, or 'tropisms,' that dictate human behaviour. The narrative orbits around a young, socially ambitious writer and his wife, mapping their obsessive manoeuvring to secure a larger Parisian apartment. Through shifting perspectives and an intense focus on the unspoken anxieties of its characters, Sarraute dismantles the traditional novel, offering a brilliant, claustrophobic satire of bourgeois life and social ambition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55815563673939,"sku":"6913","price":38.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20261105_094811.jpg?v=1794309571","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/the-planetarium-nathalie-sarraute-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}