{"product_id":"solo-dance-li-kotomi-9781642861143","title":"Solo Dance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA powerful novel about the LGBTQ rights movement and gay love in Japan and Taiwan, from the most important queer voice of East Asia's millennial generation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCho Norie, twenty-seven and originally from Taiwan, is working an office job in Tokyo. While her colleagues worry about the economy, life-insurance policies, marriage, and children, she is forced to keep her unconventional life hidden--including her sexuality and the violent attack that prompted her move to Japan. There is also her unusual fascination with death: she knows from personal experience how devastating death can be, but for her it is also creative fuel. \u003ci\u003eSolo Dance\u003c\/i\u003e depicts the painful coming of age of a gay person in Taiwan and corporate Japan. This striking debut is an intimate and powerful account of a search for hope after trauma.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Li Kotomi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1642861146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781642861143\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e World Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/24\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 4.90w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/27\/2022","brand":"Li Kotomi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047227322623,"sku":"9781642861143","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3ff2a287-a13b-4212-86dd-b38b08bb2c59.jpg?v=1684988989","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/solo-dance-li-kotomi-9781642861143","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}