{"product_id":"may-you-have-delicious-meals-9781804947357","title":"May You Have Delicious Meals","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Akutagawa Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"So bracing, so strange and humane... I loved it.\" -- \u003ci\u003eSharlene Teo\u003c\/i\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003ePonti\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Funny... All the people in this novel are alive.\" -- \u003ci\u003eHiromi Kawakami\u003c\/i\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eStrange Weather in Tokyo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Witty and sharp... I devoured it.\" -- \u003ci\u003eNatalie Sue\u003c\/i\u003e, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eI Hope This Finds You Well\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"A slim but impactful novel that will make you laugh and think.\" -- \u003ci\u003eDazed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The power dynamics of the office are never more apparent than when it comes to food: mandatory lunches with the boss, the colleague currying favor with home-baked treats, or the sad remnants of someone's late-night binge. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In a small office in Saitama, Ashikawa is the kind of woman Nitani imagines he'll one day marry--sweet, obliging, and determined to cure him of his instant noodle addiction. Yet he finds himself unable to respect her--or the sugary sweets she brings in to win her coworkers' affection through baking rather than hard work. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Oshio, on the other hand, is bold and uninhibited--Nitani's drinking buddy and kindred spirit. In the stifling atmosphere of the workplace, the two grow close, bonded by their shared status as outsiders rebelling, in quiet ways, against the rigid corporate order. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e As office politics, social expectations, and personal frustrations collide, \u003ci\u003e[title of book]\u003c\/i\u003e becomes a wry, tender, and absurdly funny exploration of modern life--caught between indulgence and restraint, leisure and labor, and the eternal comfort of a lonely cup of noodles. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornerstone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781804947357\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Junko Takase","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52403580305589,"sku":"9781804947357","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_d5f6a8aa-f4a7-4fa2-b7b8-68181acc0643.jpg?v=1774969801","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/may-you-have-delicious-meals-9781804947357","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}