{"product_id":"a-good-place-to-leave-a-lover-paperback","title":"A Good Place to Leave a Lover - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNicolas Gattig\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"...sensual, subversive, and masterful.\" \u003cstrong\u003e-Pamela Rotner Sakamoto, author \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A tour de force.\" \u003cstrong\u003e-Jim Nelson, author \u003c\/strong\u003e\"... the collection is precise and colorful...\" \u003cstrong\u003e-Damian Flanagan, author\u003c\/strong\u003eAn American woman in Tokyo is planning to leave her lover when a tragedy strikes the nation. In a lounge in the Ginza district, an expat pianist wonders if a room in the back helps desperate men start new lives. A Japanese woman in San Francisco is searching for a consulate staff member, who has vanished with a suitcase full of passports.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in Tokyo and San Francisco, these stories are colorful postcards reporting from cultural intersections. A medley of voices and fresh takes on the expat experience, these intimately detailed portraits show American and Japanese characters enchanted with intercultural love while also facing the history they share. A long-time resident of Tokyo, Gattig writes with a light, witty touch and supple, poetic prose, showing how we need others to understand ourselves in the world.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 196\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 09, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755431657760,"sku":"9798888245279","price":22.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0bee726c26bba913d3ddd22701a23a7a.webp?v=1780058605","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-good-place-to-leave-a-lover-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}