{"product_id":"record-of-a-night-too-brief-by-hiromi-kawakami","title":"Record of a Night Too Brief by Hiromi Kawakami","description":"\u003csection class=\"container cmpnt_2-col-hero\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mlcl_2col-hero-wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"cmpnt_lightbox\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mlcl_lb-inner\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Evocative... Astonishing, strange, and wonderful” –\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA trio of surreal, dazzlingly imaginative short stories set in contemporary Japan that explore desire and loss, talking animals, and odd disappearances\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSensual, yearning, and filled with the tricks of memory and grief, from the celebrated author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrange Weather in Tokyo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn these 3 haunting and lyrical stories, young women experience loss, loneliness, and extraordinary romance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\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.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cspan class=\"atm_keep-reading-flag\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003e\u003ci class=\"fa fa-arrow-down\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eonly 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…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Akutagawa Prize, Japan’s most prestigious literary award, the 3 stories in this collection:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"container cmpnt_2-col-hero\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mlcl_2col-hero-wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"cmpnt_lightbox\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mlcl_lb-inner\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    Record of a Night Too Brief\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    Missing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    A Snake Stepped On\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\nreveal a highly surreal, meticulously crafted exploration of the many facets of desire, loss and fantasy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"Penguin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48512565379317,"sku":"9781805331407","price":21.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/9446\/7737\/files\/9781805331407_1.jpg?v=1786040953","url":"https:\/\/wonderpens.ca\/products\/record-of-a-night-too-brief-by-hiromi-kawakami","provider":"Wonder Pens","version":"1.0","type":"link"}