{"product_id":"kinshu-teru-miyamoto-9780811216753","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 0811216756\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780811216753\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 02\/26\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.96h x 5.12w x 0.61d","brand":"Teru Miyamoto","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46140692726015,"sku":"9780811216753","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3ad02073-2eb4-43fb-9075-59c99f49647a.jpg?v=1726596762","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/kinshu-teru-miyamoto-9780811216753","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}