{"product_id":"the-gate-by-natsume-soseki-9781805332510","title":"The Gate","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\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\n\n\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?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the great works of the literature of indecision, \u003cem\u003eThe Gate\u003c\/em\u003e is also one of the founding texts of modern Japanese letters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48318059577580,"sku":"9781805332510","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-gate-by-natsume-soseki-9781805332510","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}