{"product_id":"the-sharks-paperback","title":"The Sharks - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJens Bjørneboe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEsther Greenleaf Mürer\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet at the end of last century, \u003cem\u003eThe Sharks\u003c\/em\u003e is a thrilling tale of mutiny and shipwreck, which bears comparison with Melville's \u003cem\u003eMoby Dick\u003c\/em\u003e or Conrad's \u003cem\u003eTyphoon \u003c\/em\u003ein its suspense and its evocation of the fascination of the sea. It is also the story of mankind's voyage into the twentieth century, suspended between the empty skies and the bottomless depths, dreadfully aware of its potential for self destruction but clinging to a belief in the preservation of a fragile humanity. The narrator, Peder Jensen, is both competent second mate and unworldly philosopher, whose brain 'lacks walls, a floor and a roof'; through his eyes we follow the dismantling of the rigid power structure on board as a community begins to emerge.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis novel from 1974 is the last one by Norwegian author Jens Bj rneboe (1920-1976), one of Norway's most original, outspoken and controversial modern writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 242\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.2 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 30, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47248429908217,"sku":"9781909408128","price":25.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/c3A3SElVTXA1L1o1aUpOUU90SEJjdz09.webp?v=1768635046","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-sharks-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}