{"product_id":"descending-stories-haruko-kumota-9781632365453","title":"Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju 7","description":"\u003cb\u003eA multi-generational human drama set in the world of rakugo, a traditional form of Japanese comedic storytelling, Descending Stories follows an ex-convict whose life is changed by his apprenticeship to a famed storyteller, and Konatsu, who yearns to perform rakugo but cannot because women are not permitted in the craft.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE TIDES OF CHANGE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYotaro's reputation as the third generation Sukeroku spreads, and he's getting steady work on both TV and at the \u003ci\u003eyose.\u003c\/i\u003e Higuchi, overjoyed to see Yotaro satisfy so many people, longs to create new \u003ci\u003erakugo\u003c\/i\u003e stories with him, though it's heresy in Yakumo's eyes. Yakumo plans to take his own \u003ci\u003erakugo\u003c\/i\u003e to the grave, but when he collapses during a performance, he finds his desires may once again be thwarted. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe story of the next generation continues here.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Haruko Kumota\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1632365456\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781632365453\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kodansha Comics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/05\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.70w x 0.60d","brand":"Haruko Kumota","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44057709871359,"sku":"9781632365453","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fe8cfb43-2331-4e7f-adbd-bef8bcfe99c9.jpg?v=1685048490","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/descending-stories-haruko-kumota-9781632365453","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}