{"product_id":"goulds-book-of-fish","title":"Gould's Book of Fish","description":"Winner of the Commonwealth Prize\n\nNew York Times Book Review—Notable Fiction 2002\n\nEntertainment Weekly—Best Fiction of 2002\n\nLos Angeles Times Book Review—Best of the Best 2002\n\nWashington Post Book World—Raves 2002\n\nChicago Tribune—Favorite Books of 2002\n\nChristian Science Monitor—Best Books 2002\n\nPublishers Weekly—Best Books of 2002\n\nThe Cleveland Plain Dealer—Year’s Best Books\n\nMinneapolis Star Tribune—Standout Books of 2002\n\nOnce upon a time, when the earth was still young, before the fish in the sea and all the living things on land began to be destroyed, a man named William Buelow Gould was sentenced to life imprisonment at the most feared penal colony in the British Empire, and there ordered to paint a book of fish. He fell in love with the black mistress of the warder and discovered too late that to love is not safe; he attempted to keep a record of the strange reality he saw in prison, only to realize that history is not written by those who are ruled.\n\nAcclaimed as a masterpiece around the world, Gould’s Book of Fish is at once a marvelously imagined epic of nineteenth-century Australia and a contemporary fable, a tale of horror, and a celebration of love, all transformed by a convict painter into pictures of fish.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0802139590\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0802139590.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Flanagan, Richard\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43329163427901,"sku":"BVV.0802139590.G","price":6.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0802139590-0.jpg?v=1783458673","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/goulds-book-of-fish","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}