{"product_id":"the-ruined-map-kobo-abe-9780375726521","title":"The Ruined Map","description":"Of all the great Japanese novelists, Kobe Abe was indubitably the most versatile. With \u003cb\u003eThe Ruined Map\u003c\/b\u003e, he crafted a mesmerizing literary crime novel that combines the narrative suspense of Chandler with the psychological depth of Dostoevsky. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMr. Nemuro, a respected salesman, disappeared over half a year ago, but only now does his alluring yet alcoholic wife hire a private eye. The nameless detective has but two clues: a photo and a matchbook. With these he embarks upon an ever more puzzling pursuit that leads him into the depths of Tokyo's dangerous underworld, where he begins to lose the boundaries of his own identity. Surreal, fast-paced, and hauntingly dreamlike, Abe's masterly novel delves into the unknowable mysteries of the human mind.\u003cbr\u003eTranslated from the Japanese by E. Dale Saunders.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kobo Abe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0375726527\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375726521\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/04\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.04h x 5.19w x 0.74d","brand":"Kobo Abe","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44046067106047,"sku":"9780375726521","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2444c8d8-6205-4b2d-92d1-8ac79a217e76.jpg?v=1684982429","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-ruined-map-kobo-abe-9780375726521","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}