{"product_id":"2026770000454-secondhand-the-pure-and-the-impure","title":"The Pure And The Impure","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Wear and tear\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing         ,          price clipped\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA landmark work of autobiographical reflection and literary criticism, The Pure and the Impure presents Colette's bold and nuanced meditation on the nature of pleasure, desire, and human sexuality. Written with the intimate authority of a keen observer of Parisian life, the work chronicles a series of encounters and portraits — courtesans, lovers, and gender nonconformists — drawn from Colette's own rich experience and memory. With her signature prose style, at once sensuous and precise, she argues that the boundaries between the pure and the impure are far more fluid and complex than conventional morality would allow. Colette herself considered it her finest work, and it stands as a remarkably ahead-of-its-time examination of gender, identity, and the many forms love can take. Candid, elegant, and deeply humane, it remains essential reading for anyone drawn to the intersection of memoir, philosophy, and literary art.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48826054574299,"sku":"2026770000454-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/0a1141fb-7b40-42fc-9119-73b404ac0f78.png?v=1780311703","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026770000454-secondhand-the-pure-and-the-impure","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}