{"product_id":"hit-parade-of-tears-9781839768491","title":"Hit Parade of Tears","description":"\u003cb\u003eA new collection of stories from the cult author of \u003ci\u003eTerminal Boredom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Izumi Suzuki had ideas about doing things differently, ideas that paid little attention to the laws of physics, or the laws of the land. In this new collection, her skewed imagination distorts and enhances some of the classic concepts of science fiction and fantasy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A philandering husband receives a bestial punishment from a wife with her own secrets to keep; a music lover finds herself in a timeline both familiar and as wrong as can be; idle high school students find adventure in another dimension but aren't all that impressed; a misfit band of space pirates discover a mysterious baby among the stars; Emma, the Bovary-like character from one of Suzuki's stories in \u003ci\u003eTerminal Boredom\u003c\/i\u003e, lands herself in a bizarre romantic pickle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Wryly anarchic and deeply imaginative, Suzuki was a writer like no other. These eleven stories offer readers the opportunity to delve deeper in this singular writer's work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/11\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781839768491\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/02\/2023\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Izumi Suzuki","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42737852940469,"sku":"9781839768491","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_68470652-bdee-4bc4-ba09-7f40fb68871c.jpg?v=1676386207","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/hit-parade-of-tears-9781839768491","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}