{"product_id":"record-of-a-night-too-brief-japanese-novellas","title":"Record of a Night Too Brief (Japanese Novellas)","description":"“Evocative... Astonishing, strange, and wonderful” – Kirkus Reviews (starred review)\n\nA trio of surreal, dazzlingly imaginative short stories set in contemporary Japan that explore desire and loss, talking animals, and odd disappearances\n\nSensual, yearning, and filled with the tricks of memory and grief, from the celebrated author of Strange Weather in Tokyo\n\nIn these 3 haunting and lyrical stories, young women experience loss, loneliness, and extraordinary romance.\n\nThe nightingale sang again. The plates on the table gleamed, and the food, in all its ceaseless variety, breathed, glossy and bright. The night had only just begun.\n\nA woman travels through an unending night with a porcelain girlfriend, monsters of the mist and a monkey who shows no mercy. A sister mourns her brother, who is visible only to her, while her family welcome his would-be wife into their home. One morning, a woman treads on a snake in the park. She comes home that evening and realises the snake has moved into her house and is saying she is her mother…\n\nWinner of the Akutagawa Prize, Japan’s most prestigious literary award, the 3 stories in this collection:\nRecord of a Night Too Brief Missing A Snake Stepped On reveal a highly surreal, meticulously crafted exploration of the many facets of desire, loss and fantasy.\n\nPart of Pushkin’s Japanese Novella series: stylishly designed editions of the best of contemporary Japanese fiction, featuring celebrated, prize-winning authors including Mieko Kawakami, Hideo Furukawa, Kaori Fujino and Natsuko Imamura.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 180533140X\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.180533140X.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Kawakami, Hiromi|North, Lucy\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41457739464762,"sku":"DBV.180533140X.A","price":5.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/180533140X-0.jpg?v=1781127810","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/record-of-a-night-too-brief-japanese-novellas","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}