{"product_id":"last-winter-we-parted-9781616956141","title":"Last Winter We Parted","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInstantly reminiscent of the work of Osamu Dazai and Patricia Highsmith, Fuminori Nakamura's latest novel is a dark and twisting house of mirrors that philosophically explores the violence of aesthetics and the horrors of identity.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA young writer arrives at a prison to interview a convict. The writer has been commissioned to write a full account of the case, from the bizarre and grisly details of the crime to the nature of the man behind it. The suspect, a world-renowned photographer named Kiharazaka, has a deeply unsettling portfolio--lurking beneath the surface of each photograph is an acutely obsessive fascination with his subject. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe stands accused of murdering two women--both burned alive--and will likely face the death penalty. But something isn't quite right. As the young writer probes further, his doubts about this man as a killer intensify, and he struggles to maintain his sense of reason and justice. Is Kiharazaka truly guilty, or will he die to protect someone else? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEvoking Truman Capote's \u003ci\u003eIn Cold Blood\u003c\/i\u003e and Ryūnosuke Akutagawa's \"Hell Screen,\" \u003ci\u003eLast Winter, We Parted\u003c\/i\u003e is a twisted tale that asks a deceptively sinister question: Is it possible to truly capture the essence of another human being?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Soho Crime\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781616956141\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.24h x 5.45w x 0.64d","brand":"Fuminori Nakamura","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42896159178933,"sku":"9781616956141","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_72e44a70-5d2d-4eda-a020-4f984fb33402.jpg?v=1686100740","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/last-winter-we-parted-9781616956141","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}