{"product_id":"9781784879723","title":"The Sailor who Fell from Grace with the Sea","description":"Author: Mishima, Yukio \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781784879723 \u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK \u003cbr\u003eYear First Published: 2024 \u003cbr\u003ePages: 144 \u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 205mm x 135mm x 16mm \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription: \u003cbr\u003eVINTAGE QUARTERBOUND CLASSICS- Bound to be beautiful\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA beautiful hardback edition of the great Japanese classic\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Mishima's greatest novel, and one of the greatest of the past century' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA band of savage thirteen-year-old boys reject the adult world as illusory, hypocritical, and sentimental, and train themselves in a brutal callousness they call 'objectivity'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey regard this disillusionment as an act of betrayal on his part - and the retribution is deliberate and horrifying.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA tale of youth and warped masculinity, rediscover the suspenseful and deeply ominous classic with this special edition\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A page-turning novel...a timeless classic' \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVintage Quarterbound Classics- Bound to be beautiful\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45496561500318,"sku":"UBD-9781784879723","price":36.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781784879723.jpg?v=1748231502","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781784879723","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}