{"product_id":"the-melancholy-of-mechagirl-9781421556130","title":"The Melancholy of Mechagirl","description":"\u003cb\u003eScience fiction and fantasy stories about Japan by the multiple-award winning author and New York Times best seller Catherynne M. Valente. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA woman who dreams of machines. A paper lantern that falls in love. The most compelling video game you've never played and that nobody can ever play twice. This collection of Catherynne M. Valente's stories and poems with Japanese themes includes the lauded novella \"Silently and Very Fast,\" the award-nominated \"Thirteen Ways of Looking at Space\/Time,\" and \"Ghosts of Gunkanjima\"--which originally appeared in a book smaller than your palm, published in a limited edition of twenty-four. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlso included are two new stories: the semiautobiographical, metafictional, and utterly magical \"Ink, Water, Milk\" and the cinematic, demon-haunted \"Story No. 6.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Haikasoru\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/16\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781421556130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.03h x 5.42w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eRomantic Times\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2013 pg. 84 - Excellent\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Catherynne M. Valente","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44493151338677,"sku":"9781421556130","price":12.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_7e7d1761-29a7-4399-b0ba-b4d110b2769e.jpg?v=1721747229","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-melancholy-of-mechagirl-9781421556130","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}