{"product_id":"the-horses-mouth-9781839012457","title":"The Horse's Mouth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Horse's Mouth\u003c\/em\u003e, famously filmed with Alec Guinness in the central role, is a searing portrait of the artistic temperament.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Gulley Jimson is the charming, impoverished painter who cares little about the conventional values of his day. His unfailing belief that he must live and paint according to his intuition without regard for the cost to himself or to others, makes him a man of great, if sometimes flawed, vision. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e But with an admirable drive for creation comes an astonishing hunger for destruction. Is he a great artist? A has-been? Or an exhausted, drunken ne'er-do-well? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e As Gulley Jimson criss-crosses London in search of money and inspiration, the world as seen through his eyes appears with a wonderful lustre and a terrible beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'\u003cem\u003eThe Horse's Mouth\u003c\/em\u003e has the kick of ten stallions. Mr Joyce Cary writes at top pace, at the top of his voice, and the top of his form' - \u003cem\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lume Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/22\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781839012457\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.75d","brand":"Joyce Cary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43075558998197,"sku":"9781839012457","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_c4dc3984-51fc-4743-ba0f-d8bca714aea6.jpg?v=1691468690","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-horses-mouth-9781839012457","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}