{"product_id":"a-load-of-shit-john-berger-9781912475414","title":"A Load of Shit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"What makes shit such a universal joke is that it's an unmistakable reminder of our duality, of our soiled nature and of our will to glory. It is the ultimate \u003ci\u003elèse-majesté\u003c\/i\u003e\". \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohn Berger's essay begins by describing the experience of burying a year's worth of his household's excrement. What follows is an extended reflection--at once philosophically detached and profoundly engaged with the inescapable stuff of life--on shit as an emblem of what it means to be human: on our simultaneous kinship with and profound difference from all other animals. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEris Gems make available in the form of beautifully produced saddle-stitched booklets a series of outstanding short works of fiction and non-fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Berger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1912475413\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781912475414\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Eris\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/07\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"John Berger","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44213434777855,"sku":"9781912475414","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_836b5799-cfd7-495a-8fd6-9f424da6364e.jpg?v=1692113869","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-load-of-shit-john-berger-9781912475414","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}