{"product_id":"2026200009319-secondhand-the-ecstasy-of-owen-muir","title":"The Ecstasy Of Owen Muir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA satirical work of American fiction, The Ecstasy of Owen Muir chronicles the spiritual and ideological odyssey of its titular protagonist as he navigates the competing pressures of religion, capitalism, and social conformity in mid-twentieth-century America. Written by Ring Lardner Jr. — one of the celebrated Hollywood Ten blacklisted during the McCarthy era — the novel carries a sharp, witty undercurrent of political dissent woven seamlessly into its narrative. The story presents Owen Muir as an everyman figure drawn into the orbit of organised religion and the absurdities of modern consumer culture, dissecting both with incisive, darkly comic precision. Originally published in 1954, the novel stands as a bold satirical statement from a writer whose own life was defined by his refusal to capitulate to ideological intimidation, giving the text an unmistakable authenticity and moral weight.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48887998939355,"sku":"2026200009319-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/2c56d0b4-3967-4a78-841d-5a787aac4cab.png?v=1781752028","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200009319-secondhand-the-ecstasy-of-owen-muir","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}