{"product_id":"still-life-and-other-stories-9781880656020","title":"Still Life and Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the PEN Center USA Award for translation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward-winning author Junzo Shono weaves a stunning tapestry of everyday life in this collection of short stories.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA young man, having failed his college entrance exams, becomes obsessed with a family card game. A businessman stays overnight at an inn and drinks with the innkeeper. A family parakeet seems to be dead but then climbs back on its perch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis delicate collection of thirteen linked tales reveals the flow of daily life in the modern Japanese family. Junzo Shono's artful layering of commonplace events, images, and conversations has been compared to haiku poetry crossed with an Ozu film.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Junzo Shono","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43356440199286,"sku":"9781880656020","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/1374\/6550\/files\/CoreSourceHub_f89556be-8b62-4888-b3c3-e85563f18af0.jpg?v=1777482109","url":"https:\/\/ingramacademic.com\/products\/still-life-and-other-stories-9781880656020","provider":"Ingram Academic \u0026 Professional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}