{"product_id":"record-of-a-night-too-brief-japanese-novellas","title":"Record of a Night Too Brief","description":"\u003cp\u003eA trio of surreal, dazzlingly imaginative short stories set in contemporary Japan that explore desire and loss, talking animals, and odd disappearances\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe nightingale sang again. The plates on the table gleamed, and the food, in all its ceaseless variety, breathed, glossy and bright. The night had only just begun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA woman travels through an unending night with a porcelain girlfriend, monsters of the mist and a monkey who shows no mercy. A sister mourns her brother, who is visible only to her, while her family welcome his would-be wife into their home. One morning, a woman treads on a snake in the park. She comes home that evening and realises the snake has moved into her house and is saying she is her mother…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Akutagawa Prize, Japan’s most prestigious literary award, the 3 stories in this collection:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* Record of a Night Too Brief\u003cbr\u003e* Missing\u003cbr\u003e* A Snake Stepped On\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ereveal a highly surreal, meticulously crafted exploration of the many facets of desire, loss and fantasy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hiromi Kawakami","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45000245248047,"sku":"9781805331407","price":499.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0743\/6428\/9071\/files\/9781805331407.jpg?v=1772367274","url":"https:\/\/lunabooks.in\/products\/record-of-a-night-too-brief-japanese-novellas","provider":"Luna Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}