{"product_id":"9780241383476","title":"Star","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Mishima, Yukio, Bett, Sam \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 4 April 2019 by Penguin Books Ltd (Penguin Classics) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Penguin Modern' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 96 pages\u003cbr\u003e165 x 125 x 8 | 66g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA haunting novella of fame and disillusionment by a Japanese literary iconAll eyes are upon Rikio. And he likes it, mostly. His fans cheer from a  roped-off section, screaming and yelling to attract his attention. They  would kill for a moment alone with him. Finally the director sets up the  shot, the camera begins to roll, someone yells 'action'; Rikio, for a  moment, transforms into another being, a hardened young yakuza, but as soon as the shot is finished, he slumps back into his own anxieties and obsessions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten shortly after Yukio Mishima himself had acted in the film Afraid to Die,  this novella is a rich and unflinching psychological portrait of a  celebrity coming apart at the seams as the absurdity of his existence  comes sharply into focus. With exquisite, vivid prose, Star begs the question: is there ever any escape from how we are seen by others?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HUNTS BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42802144837872,"sku":"9780241383476","price":3.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/8635\/9739\/files\/9780241383476.jpg?v=1713463654","url":"https:\/\/huntsbookshop.pro\/products\/9780241383476","provider":"Hunt's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}