{"product_id":"record-of-a-night-too-brief","title":"Record of a Night Too Brief","description":"'Evocative... Astonishing, strange, and wonderful' - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA trio of surreal, dazzlingly imaginative short stories set in contemporary Japan that explore desire and loss, talking animals, and odd disappearances \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSensual, yearning, and filled with the tricks of memory and grief, from the celebrated author of Strange Weather in Tokyo \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn these 3 haunting and lyrical stories, young women experience loss, loneliness, and extraordinary romance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA 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... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWinner of the Akutagawa Prize, Japan's most prestigious literary award, the 3 stories in this collection: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e- Record of a Night Too Brief- Missing- A Snake Stepped On\u003c\/ul\u003ereveal a highly surreal, meticulously crafted exploration of the many facets of desire, loss and fantasy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart 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.","brand":"Buchserien.de","offers":[{"title":"Neuware","offer_id":53849883410770,"sku":"9781805331407","price":13.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/7002\/3593\/files\/unnamed_6f9d832c-3fd5-465a-9877-bc03c6d2e1fd.jpg?v=1782520105","url":"https:\/\/www.buchserien.de\/products\/record-of-a-night-too-brief","provider":"Buchserien.de","version":"1.0","type":"link"}