{"product_id":"mortification","title":"Mortification","description":"\u003cp\u003eHumiliation is not, of course, unique to writers. However, the world of letters does seem to offer a near-perfect micro-climate for embarrassment and shame. There is something about the conjunction of high-mindedness and low income that is inherently comic; something about the very idea of deeply private thoughts -- carefully worked and honed into art over the years -- being presented to a public audience of dubious strangers, that strays perilously close to tragedy. These seventy contributions prove it is possible to reverse Auden's dictum: that art is born out of humiliation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48833308852429,"sku":"9780060750923","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/1529\/9533\/files\/imageloader_deccfd10-8ca2-4886-b207-77de165a8e0c.jpg?v=1790817238","url":"https:\/\/booksatmidnight.com\/products\/mortification","provider":"Books At Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}