{"product_id":"the-gift-how-the-creative-spirit-transforms-the-world-9781984897787","title":"The Gift: How the Creative Spirit Transforms the World","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Lewis Hyde\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Vintage\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Vintage\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Anthropology - Cultural \u0026amp; Social\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"If you want to write, paint, sing, compose, act, or make films, read \u003ci\u003eThe Gift.\u003c\/i\u003e\" --from the Introduction by Margaret Atwood \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A modern classic cherished by many of the greatest artists of our time and a brilliant, life-changing defense of the value of creative labor.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on examples from folklore and literature, history and tribal customs, economics and modern copyright law, Lewis Hyde demonstrates how our society--governed by the marketplace--is poorly equipped to determine the worth of artists' work. He shows us that another way is possible: the alternative economy of \u003ci\u003ethe gift\u003c\/i\u003e, which allows creations and ideas to circulate freely, rather than hoarding them as commodities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIlluminating and transformative, \u003ci\u003eThe Gift\u003c\/i\u003e is a triumph of originality and insight--an essential book for anyone who has ever given or received a work of art.","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45299942686871,"sku":"9781984897787","price":1332.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781984897787.webp?v=1769286223","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-gift-how-the-creative-spirit-transforms-the-world-9781984897787","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}