{"product_id":"nipponia-nippon-paperback-2","title":"Nipponia Nippon - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKazushige Abe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKerim Yasar\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fast-paced, darkly ironic novella from one of Japan's contemporary luminaries--and the husband of Mieko Kawakami--making his English language debut \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA teenager gripped by obsession seeks to free endangered birds in this darkly funny study of solitude and toxic masculinity set in modern-day Tokyo \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePerfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eEarthlings\u003c\/i\u003e by Sayaka Murata and Kawakami's \u003ci\u003eBreasts and Eggs\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIsolated in his Tokyo apartment, 17-year-old Haruo spends all his time online, researching the plight of the endangered Japanese crested ibis, \u003ci\u003eNipponia Nippon\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLiving on an allowance from his parents, he drops ever further into a fantasy world in which he alone shares a special connection with the last of these noble birds, held at a conservation centre on the island of Sado. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis conclusion is simple: it is his destiny to free the birds from a society that does not appreciate them, by whatever means necessary. With his emotional state becoming ever more erratic, he begins sourcing weapons and preparing for a reckoning in this darkly ironic study of toxic masculinity.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKazushige Abe\u003c\/b\u003e is one of Japan's pre-eminent contemporary writers. A graduate of the Japanese Film School in Tokyo, he worked as an assistant director before turning his hand to writing. Since winning the Gunzo New Writers' Prize for his first novel, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Night\u003c\/i\u003e, he has been awarded several of Japan's most prestigious literary prizes, including the Sei Ito Award, the Mainichi Culture Award, the Akutagawa Prize and the Tanizaki Prize. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKerim Yasar\u003c\/b\u003e teaches modern Japanese literature at the University of Southern California. He is active as a translator in a variety of genres and media, from contemporary novels to pre-modern poetry, and has translated more than a hundred feature films in the Criterion Collection library.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 12, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47254772121849,"sku":"9781782278535","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/YhpTOMbGYg9781782278535_2c0d5ab8-a3ee-484d-ba9a-f729c9b67aa7.webp?v=1768716858","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/nipponia-nippon-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}