{"product_id":"9781805332428","title":"The Sea and Poison","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1950s Japan, Doctor Suguro practises medicine in a backwater still recovering from the war. Quiet and withdrawn, he lives tortured by his conscience and a horrific wartime memory: participating in the vivisection of an American airman, an experiment which led to his agonising death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis spare, harrowing novel, based on real events, is a profound exploration of the pressures of conflict, the moral numbness of conformity, and the painful legacy of violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart of the Pushkin Press Classics series: timeless storytelling by icons of literature, hand-picked from around the globe.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslated by Michael Gallagher.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSHUSAKU ENDO (1923-1996) was one of the greatest novelists of postwar Japan. Baptised as a Roman Catholic as a child, his work explores the relationship between East and West from his unique perspective as a Japanese Christian.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Endo, Shusaku","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52480444236113,"sku":"9781805332428","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0826\/6478\/4209\/files\/9781805332428.jpg?v=1764250972","url":"https:\/\/thecommonpress.shop\/products\/9781805332428","provider":"The Common Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}