{"product_id":"2026200008905-secondhand-plumbum","title":"Plumbum","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA darkly comic Australian novel, Plumbum chronicles the misadventures of a heavy metal rock band navigating the murky, often absurd waters of the Australian music industry. David Foster, one of Australia's most intellectually ambitious and satirical novelists, presents a sprawling, raucous narrative that skewers the pretensions of rock culture with biting wit and irreverent humour. The story follows a cast of eccentric characters whose ambitions, rivalries, and delusions collide in a brilliantly chaotic portrait of artistic aspiration and commercial compromise. Written with Foster's characteristic density and linguistic invention, the novel argues that the pursuit of fame is as much a human comedy as it is a tragedy, making Plumbum a sharp and enduring satire of Australian culture in the late twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48956419408091,"sku":"2026200008905-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/8ee616d7-a226-49cf-baf8-603ff739aa27.png?v=1783500810","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200008905-secondhand-plumbum","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}