{"product_id":"the-outsider-the-classic-exploration-of-rebellion-and-creativity-9780399173103","title":"The Outsider: The Classic Exploration of Rebellion and Creativity","description":"\u003cb\u003eColin Wilson's classic exploration of the rebel as genius, with a new introduction by Gary Lachman. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the upstart English writer Colin Wilson debuted on the literary scene with \u003ci\u003eThe Outsider\u003c\/i\u003e in 1956, it marked one of the opening notes of the cultural revolution of the sixties. Wilson celebrated the misfit not as a figure be \"fixed\" and reintegrated into society, but as a lone journeyer who often had a stirring artistic, political, or spiritual innovation to convey to society. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWilson lived this book as much as wrote it. As an impoverished 23-year-old, the Englishman slept in a tent in a London park so that he could be free of material demands to dedicate himself fully to his study. When The Outsider appeared in 1956, it became a sensation among both critics and beats, who formed the vanguard of the dawning Aquarian Age. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Wilson's epic exploration of mystics, visionaries, literary pioneers, political troublemakers, and rule breakers of all sorts, he evoked a new kind of heroism, which changed how we view ourselves and our purpose in life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Outsider\u003c\/i\u003e is now reissued and reset in a beautiful Tarcher Cornerstone Edition, with a new introduction by Wilson's friend and biographer, Gary Lachman. This new volume coincides with Tarcher's publication of Lachman's biography of Wilson, \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Robot.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Colin Wilson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/30\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Tarcher Cornerstone Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.7lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780399173103","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42711195844745,"sku":"9780399173103","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_c40a64af-d1ea-4551-b559-cd077ed14024.jpg?v=1719563750","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-outsider-the-classic-exploration-of-rebellion-and-creativity-9780399173103","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}