{"product_id":"a-load-of-shit-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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Berger (1926-2017) was an essayist and art historian renowned for his television documentary series (and book of the same title) \u003ci\u003eWays of Seeing\u003c\/i\u003e. He was also a prolific novelist, and was awarded the Booker Prize in 1972.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Eris","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50654171005202,"sku":"9781912475414","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_be13c4aa-b85e-4f55-84a7-be5792ab5698.jpg?v=1733373404","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-load-of-shit-9781912475414","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}