{"product_id":"sunrise-radiant-stories-paperback-1","title":"Sunrise: Radiant Stories - 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\u003eErika Kobayashi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBrian Bergstrom\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A knockout.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e(Starred review) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A remarkable collection.\" \u003ci\u003e--Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA collection of contemplative, lyrical stories examining the visible and invisible consequences of atomic power on Japanese society \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunrise\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of interconnected stories continuing Erika Kobayashi's examination of the effects of nuclear power on generations of women. Connecting changes to everyday life to the development of the atomic bomb, \u003ci\u003eSunrise\u003c\/i\u003e shows us how the discovery of radioactive power has shaped our history and continues to shape our future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the opening, eponymous story \"Sunrise,\" Yoko, born exactly two years and one day after Nagasaki was decimated, mirrors her life to the development of nuclear power in Japan. In \"Precious Stones,\" four daughters take their elderly mother to the restorative waters of a radium spring, exchanging tales of immortality. In \"Hello My Baby, Hello My Honey,\" a woman goes into labor during the final days of WWII. And finally, \"The Forest of Wild Birds\" shows Erika visiting the site of the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant disaster, touring grounds that were once covered in green. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTranslator Brian Bergstrom returns in this collection, bringing to life Kobayashi's unsettling, lasting, and striking prose. The stories in Sunrise force a reckoning with the lasting effects of known and unknown histories and asks how much of modern life is influenced by forces outside of our control.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eErika Kobayashi is a visual artist based in Tokyo and the author of \u003ci\u003eTrinity, Trinity, Trinity\u003c\/i\u003e. Her novel \u003ci\u003eBreakfast with Madame Curie\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 2014 by Shueisha, was shortlisted for both the Mishima and the Akutagawa Prize. \u003ci\u003eSunrise: Radiant Stories \u003c\/i\u003eis her second work of fiction to be published in English. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTRANSLATOR BIO: \u003c\/b\u003eBrian Bergstrom is a lecturer and translator who has lived in Chicago, Kyoto, and Yokohama. His writing and translations have appeared in publications including \u003ci\u003eGranta, Aperture, Lit Hub, Mechademia, Japan Forum, positions: asia critique\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the editor and principal translator of \u003ci\u003eWe, the Children of Cats\u003c\/i\u003e by Tomoyuki Hoshino (PM Press), which was longlisted for the 2013 Best Translated Book Award. His translation of \u003ci\u003eTrinity, Trinity, Trinity\u003c\/i\u003e by Erika Kobayashi (Astra House, 2022) won the 2022 Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission (JUSFC) Prize for the Translation of Japanese Literature. He is currently based in Montréal, Canada.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 11, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47243514609913,"sku":"9781662601170","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/aHBLNGlTY1RybmZNWE0rZnU2ZEZZdz09_4429cdfd-ebe1-4386-8d04-00c8aabee51d.webp?v=1768587139","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/sunrise-radiant-stories-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}