{"product_id":"time-of-the-magicians-9780525559689","title":"Time of the Magicians","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“[A] fascinating and accessible account . . . In his entertaining book,   Mr. Eilenberger shows that his magicians’ thoughts are still worth   collecting, even if, with hindsight, we can see that some performed too  many intellectual conjuring tricks.” —\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA grand narrative of the intertwining lives of Walter Benjamin, Martin Heidegger, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and Ernst Cassirer, major philosophers whose ideas shaped the twentieth century\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe year is 1919. The horror of the First World War is fresh for the protagonists  of \u003ci\u003eTime of the Magicians\u003c\/i\u003e, each of whom finds himself at a crucial  juncture. Benjamin is trying to flee his overbearing father and floundering  in his academic career, living hand to mouth as a critic. Wittgenstein,  by contrast, has dramatically decided to divest himself of the monumental  fortune he stands to inherit, in search of spiritual clarity. Meanwhile,  Heidegger, having managed to avoid","brand":"Penguin Putnam Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49525494546775,"sku":"9780525559689","price":16.15,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780525559689.jpg?v=1731860729","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/time-of-the-magicians-9780525559689","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}