{"product_id":"kinshu-teru-miyamoto-9780811216333","title":"Kinshu: Autumn Brocade","description":"Life, death, karma--these interwoven themes form the heart of this lyrical novel in letters, \u003cem\u003eKinshu: Autumn Brocade\u003c\/em\u003e, the first work to be published in the U.S. by Teru Miyamoto, one of Japan's most popular literary writers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The word \u003cem\u003ekinshu\u003c\/em\u003e has many connotations in Japanese--brocade, poetic writing, the brilliance of autumn leaves--and resonates here as a vibrant metaphor for the complex, intimate relationship between Aki and Yasuaki. Ten years after a dramatic divorce, they meet by chance at a mountain resort. Aki initiates a new correspondence, and letter by letter through the seasons, the secrets of the past unfold as they reflect on their present struggles. From a lover's suicide to a father's controlling demands, to Mozart's \u003cem\u003eThirty-Ninth Symphony\u003c\/em\u003e (\"a veritable marvel of sixteenth notes\"), to the karmic consequences of their actions, the story glides through their deeply introspective and stirring exchanges. What begins as a series of accusations and apologies, questions and excuses, turns into a source of mutual support and healing. Chosen as an Outstanding Work of Japanese Literature by the Japanese Literature Publishing Project.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Teru Miyamoto\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0811216330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780811216333\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Directions Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/31\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.34h x 5.32w x 0.84d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2005 pg. 875\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/29\/2005 pg. 34\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2005 pg. 68\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMulticultural Review\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2006 pg. 65","brand":"Teru Miyamoto","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43926341026047,"sku":"9780811216333","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_d2dcb99a-5a9d-41f9-9477-0862db0b5150.jpg?v=1681082533","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/kinshu-teru-miyamoto-9780811216333","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}