{"product_id":"the-thousand-autumns-of-jacob-de-zoet-by-david-mitchell-paperback-2013","title":"The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell (Paperback, 2011)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet\u003c\/strong\u003e by \u003cstrong\u003eDavid Mitchell\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDavid Mitchell's novels have captivated critics and readers alike, as his Man Booker shortlistings and Richard \u0026amp; Judy Book of the Year award attest. Now he has written a masterpiece. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the kind of book that comes along once in a decade enthralling in its storytelling, imagination and scope.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSet at a turning point in history on a tiny island attached to mainland Japan, David Mitchell's tale of power, passion and integrity transports us to a world that is at once exotic and familiar: an extraordinary place and an era when news from abroad took months to arrive, yet when people behaved as they always do - loving, lusting and yearning, cheating, fighting and killing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBringing to vivid life a tectonic shift between East and West, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is dramatic, funny, heartbreaking, enlightening and thought-provoking. Reading it is an unforgettable experience.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDavid Mitchell's first novel, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGhostwritten\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, was awarded the Mail on Sunday\/John Llewellyn Rhys Prize and was shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award. His second novel, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNumber9dream\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, was shortlisted for the Booker Prize as well as the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. In 2003, his third novel, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCloud Atlas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, was shortlisted for six awards including the Man Booker Prize and won the British Book Awards Best Literary Fiction and South Bank Show Literature Prize. His previous novel, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Swan Green\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, was shortlisted for the Costa Novel of the Year Award.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback | 560 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 detail-label mui-style-tgrox\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions (cm):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e19.8 x 12.9 x 3.5\u003c\/span\u003e | 394g\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/strong\u003e01 Mar 2011\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImprint: \u003c\/strong\u003eSceptre\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication City\/Country:\u003c\/strong\u003e London, United Kingdom\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/strong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e0340921587\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9780340921586\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eA book that has been read but is in good condition. Some damage to the cover including scuff marks and creasing, but no holes or tears. There is a large square piece of paper stuck on the inside of the front cover which has a crest of arms and the name of a previous owner printed on it. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing, but no tearing. No pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text and no writing in margins. No missing pages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Verse \u0026 Prose","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56309307572390,"sku":"004027","price":5.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/0827\/6646\/files\/TheThousandAutumnsofJacobdeZoetbyDavidMitchell.jpg?v=1734239433","url":"https:\/\/verseandprose.com.au\/products\/the-thousand-autumns-of-jacob-de-zoet-by-david-mitchell-paperback-2013","provider":"Verse \u0026 Prose ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}