{"product_id":"the-hoplite-journals-complete-in-martin-anderson-9781848612914","title":"The Hoplite Journals (Complete in One Volume)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis compendium edition of all three volumes of Martin Anderson's \u003cem\u003eThe Hoplite Journals\u003c\/em\u003e evokes events and places largely in South East and South Asia as well as the West, exploring allegiances and identities within the troubled context of mostly colonial and ex-colonial possessions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComments on the first two parts of this work- \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Anderson ... (a Hoplite, mercenary of the dominant culture) ... has the ability to write prose rich in meaning ... I enjoyed the need to concentrate as I once enjoyed that requirement when I read Samuel Beckett ... When rereading passages of \u003cem\u003eThe Hoplite Journals\u003c\/em\u003e I did so for the sheer pleasure of reading. For that I am most grateful.\" -Carolyn van Langenberg, \u003cem\u003eJacket\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Impressive ... The writing very fine and sustained. It stands alongside an array of writing done so superbly in the time of the Raj for the most part [and is] redolent of the 'Fall' of empire and the tragic consequences that brought about ... There is a disintegrating, sparagmatic atmosphere, but a strong sense of human sympathy nonetheless [and] many a meditation on the ultimate philosophical issues.\"-Nathaniel Tarn\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martin Anderson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1848612915\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781848612914\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shearsman Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.66d","brand":"Martin Anderson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44077621870847,"sku":"9781848612914","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6c7ca812-c416-45df-8ce9-000a90a6e9a0.jpg?v=1685470929","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-hoplite-journals-complete-in-martin-anderson-9781848612914","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}