{"product_id":"kinshu-autumn-brocade-9780811216753","title":"Kinshu: Autumn Brocade","description":"Life, death, karma--these interwoven themes form the heart of this lyrical novel in letters, \u003cem\u003eKinshu: Autumn Brocade\u003c\/em\u003e, the first work to be published in the U.S. by Teru Miyamoto, one of Japan's most popular literary writers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The word \u003cem\u003ekinshu\u003c\/em\u003e has many connotations in Japanese--brocade, poetic writing, the brilliance of autumn leaves--and resonates here as a vibrant metaphor for the complex, intimate relationship between Aki and Yasuaki. Ten years after a dramatic divorce, they meet by chance at a mountain resort. Aki initiates a new correspondence, and letter by letter through the seasons, the secrets of the past unfold as they reflect on their present struggles. From a lover's suicide to a father's controlling demands, to Mozart's \u003cem\u003eThirty-Ninth Symphony\u003c\/em\u003e (\"a veritable marvel of sixteenth notes\"), to the karmic consequences of their actions, the story glides through their deeply introspective and stirring exchanges. What begins as a series of accusations and apologies, questions and excuses, turns into a source of mutual support and healing. Chosen as an Outstanding Work of Japanese Literature by the Japanese Literature Publishing Project.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Directions Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/26\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780811216753\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.96h x 5.12w x 0.61d","brand":"Teru Miyamoto","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52259534799029,"sku":"9780811216753","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_e94ffdef-ca94-4502-a964-f8da44b7c63a.jpg?v=1771342045","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/kinshu-autumn-brocade-9780811216753","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}