{"product_id":"sayonara-gangsters-genichiro-takahashi-9781932234053","title":"Sayonara, Gangsters","description":"If you've ever despaired of expressing yourself, you'll read \u003ci\u003eSayonara, Gangsters\u003c\/i\u003e and understand. Set in a facetious near-future that is both mind-bendingly bizarre and achingly familiar. \u003ci\u003eSayonara, Gangsters\u003c\/i\u003e is an inventive novel about language, expression and the creative process that unfolds through hilarious sketches. The peaceful if bizarre life of a poetry teacher is forever transformed by a group of terrorists called \"the gangsters\" in what is, incredibly, a semi-autobiographical novel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn this literary gonzo trip in which a man of letters finds out, too late, that flirting with extremist politics can have unsavory conequences for one's mind, we encounter the likes of Virgil, the refrigerator (a memorable three-dimesional character) and \"Henry IV\" the feline aficionado of books. Endlessly resourceful, relentlessly erudite, but always accessible, \u003ci\u003eSayonara, Gangsters\u003c\/i\u003e is a unique masterpiece of literary postmodernism that aims to entertain rather than to intimidate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the outrageous beginning, which reads like an oblique reference to the war on terror but is no such thing (it was written more than twenty years ago), to the sobering, devastating end, through the lyrical, poignant middle, Takahashi's legendary first novel is candy for your brain. \u003ci\u003eSayonara, Gangsters\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read for all fans of world literature, available for the first time in English.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Genichiro Takahashi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1932234055\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781932234053\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vertical\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 311\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.80w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/29\/2004 pg. 39","brand":"Genichiro Takahashi","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43978813866239,"sku":"9781932234053","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6de359f2-f3f8-4172-a25c-6a0b4f4e17c9.jpg?v=1683243126","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sayonara-gangsters-genichiro-takahashi-9781932234053","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}