{"product_id":"2026200007171-secondhand-the-captain-and-the-enemy","title":"The Captain And The Enemy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA late masterwork of literary fiction from one of the twentieth century's most celebrated novelists, The Captain and the Enemy chronicles the strange, unsettling life of a young man known as Victor, who is won in a game of backgammon by a mysterious figure called the Captain and taken away from his boarding school to live an unconventional life on the margins of society. Narrated with Greene's signature blend of moral ambiguity and quiet suspense, the novel uncovers the web of deception, loyalty, and love that binds Victor to both the enigmatic Captain and the woman they share their lives with, known only as Liza. As Victor grows into adulthood and pieces together the truth about the people who shaped him, Greene illustrates the elusive nature of identity and the impossibility of truly knowing another person. Written with the spare, precise prose that defined Greene's career, the novel presents a meditation on innocence, complicity, and the shadowy line between protector and predator. Published in 1988, it stands as a poignant and characteristically atmospheric farewell from a writer who spent a lifetime mapping the darker corridors of the human heart.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48887891034331,"sku":"2026200007171-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/a861ea90-1fe9-4f6f-aed0-683902261f8d.png?v=1781747968","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200007171-secondhand-the-captain-and-the-enemy","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}