{"product_id":"after-the-banquet-9780375705151","title":"After the Banquet","description":"\u003cb\u003eA portrait of a marriage in which lofty principles clash fatally with appetite and ambition--featuring a middle-aged restaurant owner who is \"the biggest and the most profound thing Mishima has done so far in an already distinguished career\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker).\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"One of the outstanding writers of the world.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e For years Kazu has run her fashionable restaurant with a combination of charm and shrewdness. But when the middle-aged entrepreneur falls in love with one of her clients, an aristocratic retired politician, she renounces her business in order to become his wife. In time, however, Kazu decides to resurrect her husband's political career. She embarks on a series of compromises and evasions that will force her to choose between her marriage and the demands of her irrepressible vitality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/22\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375705151\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.98h x 5.22w x 0.67d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/1999 pg. 118\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Yukio Mishima","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43433806266549,"sku":"9780375705151","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_7c44ef0c-c7aa-4b18-9e4d-e6dd23d7efee.jpg?v=1703569611","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/after-the-banquet-9780375705151","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}