{"product_id":"nipponia-nippon-kazushige-abe-9781782278535","title":"Nipponia Nippon","description":"\u003cb\u003eA fast-paced, darkly ironic novella from one of Japan's contemporary luminaries--and the husband of Mieko Kawakami--making his English language debut \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA teenager gripped by obsession seeks to free endangered birds in this darkly funny study of solitude and toxic masculinity set in modern-day Tokyo \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePerfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eEarthlings\u003c\/i\u003e by Sayaka Murata and Kawakami's \u003ci\u003eBreasts and Eggs\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIsolated in his Tokyo apartment, 17-year-old Haruo spends all his time online, researching the plight of the endangered Japanese crested ibis, \u003ci\u003eNipponia Nippon\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLiving on an allowance from his parents, he drops ever further into a fantasy world in which he alone shares a special connection with the last of these noble birds, held at a conservation centre on the island of Sado. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis conclusion is simple: it is his destiny to free the birds from a society that does not appreciate them, by whatever means necessary. With his emotional state becoming ever more erratic, he begins sourcing weapons and preparing for a reckoning in this darkly ironic study of toxic masculinity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kazushige Abe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1782278532\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781782278535\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pushkin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/12\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.60d","brand":"Kazushige Abe","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44129129726207,"sku":"9781782278535","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_680dc198-289a-45ce-9988-ddbcdd882426.jpg?v=1687462223","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nipponia-nippon-kazushige-abe-9781782278535","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}