{"product_id":"shibumi-paperback-by-trevanian","title":"Shibumi Paperback by Trevanian","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                            \n                                \n                                    \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                                    \u003cul\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eCrown\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2005-05-10)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e480\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781400098033\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e345.87\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e8.06 x 5.25 x 0.9\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                                    \u003cbr\u003e\n                                    \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA classic spy novel from the bestselling author, Trevanian, about a westerner raised in Japan who becomes one of the world's most accomplished assassins.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNicholai Hel is the world’s most wanted man. Born in Shanghai during the chaos of   World War I, he is the son of an aristocratic Russian mother and a mysterious German   father and is the protégé of a Japanese Go master. Hel survived the destruction of   Hiroshima to emerge as the world’s most artful lover and its most accomplished—and   well-paid—assassin. Hel is a genius, a mystic, and a master of language and culture,   and his secret is his determination to attain a rare kind of personal excellence,   a state of effortless perfection known only as \u003ci\u003eshibumi.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Now living in an isolated   mountain fortress with his exquisite mistress, Hel is unwillingly drawn back into   the life he’d tried to leave behind when a beautiful young stranger arrives at his   door, seeking help and refuge. It soon becomes clear that Hel is being tracked by   his most sinister enemy—a supermonolith of international espionage known only as   the Mother Company. The battle lines are drawn: ruthless power and corruption on   one side, and on the other . . . \u003ci\u003eshibumi\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                    \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                                    \u003cp\u003eTrevanian lives in the French Basque region. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Crazyladies of Pearl Street, The Eiger Sanction, The Loo Sanction, The Main, The Summer of Katya, Incident at Twenty-Mile\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHot Night in the City\u003c\/i\u003e. Visit trevanian.com for the Crazyladies cybernotes, Trevanian’s commentaries, items from the author’s desk, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                \n                            \n                            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":45447437746337,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781400098033","price":24.69,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781400098033.jpg?v=1764229108","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/shibumi-paperback-by-trevanian","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}