{"product_id":"gemini-book-chris-owen-9781603706032","title":"Gemini","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTournier's novel is a love story that uses the theme of twinship to explore a near infinity of dualities.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJean and Paul are identical twins. Outsiders, even their parents, cannot tell them apart, and call them Jean-Paul. The mysterious bond between them excludes all others; they speak their own language; they are one perfectly harmonious unit; they are, in all innocence, lovers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Paul, this unity is paradise, but as they grow up Jean rebels against it. He takes a mistress and deserts his brother, but Paul sets out to follow him in a pilgrimage that leads all around the world, through places that reflect their separation--the mirrored halls of Venice, the Zen gardens of Japan, the newly divided city of Berlin. The exquisite love story of Jean-Paul is set against the ugliness and pain of human existence.\u003ci\u003e Gemini\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel of extraordinary proportions, intricate images, and profound thought, in which Michel Tournier tells his fascinating story with an irresistible humor.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50394726072593,"sku":"CIN1603706038G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1603706038.jpg?v=1751023824","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-au\/products\/gemini-book-chris-owen-9781603706032","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}