{"product_id":"a-hundred-years-and-a-tomoka-shibasaki-9798988688730","title":"A Hundred Years and a Day: 34 Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis ground-breaking collection from Tomoka Shibasaki, author of the acclaimed Spring Garden, pushes the short story to a new level.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these stories of human connection in a contemporary, alienated world, people come together to share pieces of their lives, then part. We meet the women who share a house after the outbreak of war before going their separate ways once it is over; the man who lives in a succession of rooftop apartments; the diverging lives of two brothers who are raised as latch-key kids by factory workers; the old ramen restaurant that endures despite the demolition of all surrounding buildings; people who watch a new type of spaceship lift off from a pier that once belonged to an island resort; and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese 34 tales from all over the planet have the compulsive power of news reports, narrated in a crisp yet allegorical style.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tomoka Shibasaki\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798988688730\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Monkey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/25\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Tomoka Shibasaki","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46372608377087,"sku":"9798988688730","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c67cbeb4-0cab-4ac2-a8b7-abff931a2765.jpg?v=1732726446","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-hundred-years-and-a-tomoka-shibasaki-9798988688730","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}