{"product_id":"9781805331421","title":"The Bear and the Paving Stone","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Horie, Toshiyuki \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 26 September 2024 by Pushkin Press in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 128 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 128 x 9 | 120g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof the prestigious Akutagawa Prize, three dream-like tales of memory and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewar\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVisiting a friend in the French\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecountryside, a man finds himself cast into the quandaries of historical whim,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ereligious identity, and seeing without sight; a walk along the seashore, upon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe anniversary of a death, becomes a reverie on building sandcastles; and an\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einnocent break-in at the ruins of an archbishop's residence takes a turn\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etowards disaster.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn three stories that prove the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eunavoidable connections of our past, Toshiyuki Horie creates a haunting world\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof dreams and memories where everyone ends up where they began - whether they\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewant to or not.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eToshiyuki\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHorie (born 1964) is a scholar of French literature and a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eprofessor at Waseda University. He has won many literary prizes, including\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe Mishima Yukio Prize, Akutagawa Prize (for \u003cem\u003eThe Bear and the\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaving Stone), the Kawabata Yasunari Prize, the Tanizaki\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJun'ichiro Prize and the Yomiuri Prize for Literature (twice).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46128040345859,"sku":"9781805331421","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781805331421.jpg?v=1731405207","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.live\/products\/9781805331421","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}