{"product_id":"9780648848172","title":"A Foul Wind","description":"Author: Justin Clemens\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780648848172\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Hunter Publishers\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 03 Jan 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 114\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eA Dictionary of the English Language\u003c\/i\u003e, Dr Johnson defines 'foul' as 'full of gross humours.' It can also mean discoloured, obscene, and profane. Yet the phrase 'a foul wind' is specifically\u003cbr\u003enautical: it's a wind that blows against the direction you want to go - that sends you off-\u003cbr\u003ecourse and into misadventure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIsn't that poetry, though, pushing back against your intention and will? In this new collection,\u003cbr\u003eJustin Clemens finds himself lost, wrecked, and washed up on the isle of the damned. He\u003cbr\u003ediscovers a world of undrinkable Dummheit, stuffed to the gills with cyberpreneurs and\u003cbr\u003epseudonatural secretaries, downsizing corporations and corruption taskforces, '80s rappers\u003cbr\u003eand '90s drugs, planetary plague and terra nullius.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a nod to Restoration drama and contemporary philosophy, \u003ci\u003eA Foul Wind\u003c\/i\u003e is a tour-de-forceof morality, politics, and love.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47845869224094,"sku":"ADS-9780648848172","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780648848172.jpg?v=1781223440","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780648848172","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}