{"product_id":"9781635902907","title":"Days in the Clouds","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eSmith, Duncan; Hainley, Bruce\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSemiotext(e)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe never-before-published last essays of the late Duncan Smith, at once heartbreakingly personal and bracingly intellectual.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollowing the appearance of his theoretical tour-de-force \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Oil \u003c\/i\u003eand his AIDS diagnosis, Duncan Smith (1954–1991) produced \u003ci\u003eDays in the Clouds\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of thirty-eight essays sparkling with his characteristic linguistic brilliance. Now published for the first time, \u003ci\u003eDays in the Clouds\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles Smith’s response to the disease that would kill him as well as its severe impact on downtown NYC culture. At once heartbreakingly personal and bracingly intellectual, these essays examine in exacting detail a range of subjects, from the semiotics of gay life and the visionary potential of nature to the shortcomings of Susan Sontag’s writings on illness, the literary criticism of Paul de Man, and, as always with Smith, the meanings hidden within proper names. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlongside \u003ci\u003eDays in the Clouds\u003c\/i\u003e, Semiotext(e) is bringing out the much-awaited republication of \u003ci\u003eAge of Oil\u003c\/i\u003e, Smith’s brilliant and long out-of-print collection of essays from 1987.","brand":"Semiotext(e)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48215204757759,"sku":"9781635902907","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9781635902907_s600x595.jpg?v=1777913153","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9781635902907","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}