{"product_id":"spring-garden-9781782272700","title":"Spring Garden","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Akutagawa Prize\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e A sharp, photo-realistic novella of memory and thwarted hope set in modern-day Tokyo--an \"unflinching . . . powerful\" showcase of the best in contemporary Japanese literature (\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Divorced and cut off from his family, Taro lives alone in one of the few occupied apartments in his block, a block that is to be torn down as soon as the remaining tenants leave. Since the death of his father, Taro keeps to himself, but is soon drawn into an unusual relationship with the woman upstairs, Nishi, as she passes on the strange tale of the sky-blue house next door. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e First discovered by Nishi in the little-known photo-book \u003ci\u003eSpring Garden\u003c\/i\u003e, the sky-blue house soon becomes a focus for both Nishi and Taro: of what is lost, of what has been destroyed, and of what hope may yet lie in the future for both of them, if only they can seize it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pushkin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/07\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781782272700\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.10w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/11\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tomoka Shibasaki","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43361540604085,"sku":"9781782272700","price":11.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_0d5386b5-3793-49cb-af83-c4a47d2b712d.jpg?v=1701191756","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/spring-garden-9781782272700","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}