{"product_id":"9781805332510","title":"The Gate","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Soseki, Natsume \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 02\/07\/2026,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 272 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781805332510,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHumble clerk Sosuke and his wife Oyone live in a modest house at the bottom of a cliff. Oyone was once married to another man - now her adultery seems to hang over their marriage like a curse. Despite multiple pregnancies, they have no living children; and Sosuke, born into an affluent family, finds his income growing ever smaller. They are left with little besides each other, and a beautiful painted screen as a souvenir of better days.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen a series of crises rocks their shabby but harmonious domestic existence. Sosuke's wastrel brother moves in with them; they find themselves forced to sell the screen to buy winter shoes; and Oyone's ex-husband is rumoured to be visiting a wealthy neighbour at the top of the cliff. Beset by reminders of his flaws and failures, Sosuke runs away to a temple, hoping to escape into enlightenment. But can he learn what the monks have to teach him? Will he return to Oyone changed - or not at all? One of the great works of the literature of indecision, this is also one of the founding texts of modern Japanese letters.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57218708504949,"sku":"9781805332510","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781805332510.jpg?v=1779437992","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9781805332510","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}