{"product_id":"9780099284796","title":"The Sailor who Fell from Grace with the Sea","description":"Author: Mishima, Yukio\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780099284796\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 03 Mar 2000\u003cbr\u003ePages: 144 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A major work of art' \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA tale of youth and warped masculinity, this is the suspenseful, lyrical and page-turning Japanese classic. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA band of thirteen-year-old boys reject the stupidity of the adult world. They decide it is illusory, hypocritical and sentimental, and train themselves in a brutal callousness they call 'objectivity'. When the mother of one of them begins an affair with a ship's officer, he and his friends idealise the man at first, but it is not long before they conclude that he is, in fact, soft and romantic. They regard this disillusionment as an act of betrayal on his part - and the retribution is deliberate and horrifying.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Mishima's greatest novel, and one of the greatest of the past century' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTRANSLATED BY JOHN NATHAN\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48150396371102,"sku":"UBD-9780099284796","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780099284796.jpg?v=1786964760","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780099284796","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}