{"product_id":"nipponia-nippon-kazushige-abe","title":"Nipponia Nippon - Kazushige Abe","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\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\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of\u003ci\u003eEarthlings\u003c\/i\u003eby Sayaka Murata and Kawakami’s\u003ci\u003eBreasts and Eggs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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. Living 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. His 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e96 Pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeasures: H19.8 x W12.7 cm \/ H7.8 x W5 in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Penguin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46168477958318,"sku":"9781782278535","price":14.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0163\/9128\/files\/Nipponia-Nippon-ABE.jpg?v=1741218368","url":"https:\/\/www.oldfaithfulshop.live\/products\/nipponia-nippon-kazushige-abe","provider":"Old Faithful Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}