{"product_id":"star-2","title":"Star","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eA Japanese literary icon's haunting novella explores fame and disillusionment, featuring a celebrity coming apart at the seams. The novella is written shortly after Yukio Mishima himself had acted in the film Afraid to Die and is a rich and unflinching psychological portrait. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e                                                            \u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 96 pages\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 04 April 2019\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Penguin Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e                          \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA haunting novella of fame and disillusionment by a Japanese literary icon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll eyes are upon Rikio. And he likes it, mostly. His fans cheer from a  roped-off section, screaming and yelling to attract his attention. They  would kill for a moment alone with him. Finally the director sets up the  shot, the camera begins to roll, someone yells \"action\"; Rikio, for a  moment, transforms into another being, a hardened young \u003ci\u003eyakuza\u003c\/i\u003e, but as soon as the shot is finished, he slumps back into his own anxieties and obsessions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten shortly after Yukio Mishima himself had acted in the film \u003ci\u003eAfraid to Die\u003c\/i\u003e,  this novella is a rich and unflinching psychological portrait of a  celebrity coming apart at the seams as the absurdity of his existence  comes sharply into focus. With exquisite, vivid prose, \u003ci\u003eStar\u003c\/i\u003e begs the question: is there ever any escape from how we are seen by others?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e                            \u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 66g                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 165 x 125 x 8 (mm)                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780241383476                                                      \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yukio Mishima","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44100980736250,"sku":"9780241383476","price":3.57,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/e75c37eeb18a03c9eae69efcd0629584.jpg?v=1627705207","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/star-2","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}