{"product_id":"the-sunset-lands-9781962728119","title":"The Sunset Lands","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA never-before-translated, dreamlike epic of a willfully blind empire on the verge of collapse\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in the mid-1950s but only published posthumously half a century later, \u003ci\u003eThe Sunset Lands\u003c\/i\u003e portrays both a world and the ending of that world in terms that draw on myth, symbol, fable and history. The Kingdom, a declining civilization, is threatened at its borders by a barbarian invasion. An unnamed narrator sets out, with a small group of companions, to confront a threat that the Kingdom's authorities stubbornly refuse to acknowledge. What begins as a quest to the besieged frontier city of Roscharta gradually shifts into something much darker in tone. With Gracq's own wartime experiences informing this exploration of barbaric horrors and existential destinies, \u003ci\u003eThe Sunset Lands\u003c\/i\u003e confronts what it means to live without despair while facing the prospect of death. Only recently uncovered in 2014, this major work finally sees the light of day in a masterful English translation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulien Gracq\u003c\/b\u003e (1910-2007), born Louis Poirier, was known for such dreamlike novels as \u003ci\u003eThe Castle of Argol\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Dark Stranger\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Opposing Shore\u003c\/i\u003e (for which he refused the Prix Goncourt) and \u003ci\u003eBalcony in the Forest\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wakefield Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781962728119\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248","brand":"Julien Gracq","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52360486355125,"sku":"9781962728119","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_7d2038c1-b06a-408d-8706-61d057912539.jpg?v=1773721180","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-sunset-lands-9781962728119","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}