{"product_id":"beasts-head-for-home-kb-abe-9780231177047","title":"Beasts Head for Home\u0026#65279;","description":"In the aftermath of World War II, Kuki Kyūzō, a Japanese youth raised in the puppet state of Manchuria, struggles to return home to Japan. What follows is a wild journey involving drugs, smuggling, chases, and capture. Kyūzō finally makes his way to the waters off Japan but finds himself unable to disembark. His nation remains inaccessible to him, and now he questions its very existence. \u003ci\u003eBeasts Head for Home\u003c\/i\u003e is an acute novel of identity, belonging, and the vagaries of human behavior from an exceptional modern Japanese author.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kōbō Abe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0231177046\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231177047\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/23\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.70w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2017","brand":"K\u0026#333;b\u0026#333; Abe","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48587613372671,"sku":"9780231177047","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_db3c6933-7358-446d-9e51-a1f24a5f68ce.jpg?v=1780169265","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beasts-head-for-home-kb-abe-9780231177047","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}