{"product_id":"the-green-child-0811221822-used","title":"The Green Child","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0811221822\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Read, Herbert\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Used\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA visionary masterpiece filled with green children, quicksand portals, imaginary countries, revolutionary dictators, and subterranean worldsThe Green Child is the only novel by Herbert Read - the famous English poet, anarchist, and literary critic. First published by New Directions in 1948, it remains a singular work of bewildering imagination and radiance. The author considered it a philosophical myth akin to Platos cave.Olivero, the former dictator of a South American country, has returned to his native England after faking his own assassination. On a walk he sees, through a cottage window, a green-skinned young girl tied to a chair. He watches in horror as the kidnapper forces the girl to drink lambs blood from a cup. Olivero rescues the child, and she leads him into unknown realms.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67713221853472,"sku":"USED0811221822","price":18.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/51GZwhlovRL.jpg?v=1791579196","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/the-green-child-0811221822-used","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}