{"product_id":"our-friend-manso","title":"Nosso amigo Manso","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if the man you trust to explain life cannot understand his own heart?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMáximo Manso teaches philosophy in Madrid, offers sensible advice, and trusts the power of reason. He also begins his story by declaring that he does not really exist. In Our Friend Manso, Benito Pérez Galdós gives this gentle professor a playful voice and a difficult problem: feelings that refuse to fit his careful account of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eManso takes pride in guiding his young pupil, Manuel Peña. But Manuel has ambitions and choices of his own, while Irene, a kind and sensible young woman, draws Manso's attention. A teacher, a pupil, and a woman who matters to both bring love and self-deception into a life built around thought. Understanding others proves easier than understanding himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA narrator who plays tricks\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet a storyteller who invites your trust while insisting he is only a character.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReason meets the heart\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow a thoughtful man as feelings test the theories he relies on.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe pride of teaching\u003c\/strong\u003e – Watch Manso invest his hopes in Manuel Peña, whose choices shape their story.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA woman beyond theory\u003c\/strong\u003e – Discover how Irene tests the limits of Manso's careful way of living.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe comfort of self-deception\u003c\/strong\u003e – See how a clever mind can explain away the feelings it most needs to understand.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who love witty, humane fiction about ideas, love, and self-deception, with a narrator who keeps them guessing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page and let Manso introduce himself—with a claim that makes everything less certain.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534746059100,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/13584_en_ebook-front_c22.jpg?v=1792175167","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/pt\/products\/nosso-amigo-manso","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}