{"product_id":"a-perfect-day-to-be-alone-paperback","title":"A Perfect Day to Be Alone - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNanae Aoyama\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJesse Kirkwood\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe English-language debut of a prize-winning Japanese author, this touching, subtly funny novel evokes the daily struggles and hopes of two women from different generations.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen her mother emigrates to China for work, 20-year-old Chizu moves in with 71-year-old Ginko, an eccentric distant relative, taking a room in her ramshackle Tokyo home, with its two resident cats and the persistent rattle of passing trains. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLiving their lives in imperfect symmetry, they establish an uneasy alliance, stress tested by Chizu's flashes of youthful spite. As the four seasons pass, Chizu navigates a series of tedious part-time jobs and unsatisfying relationships, before eventually finding her feet and salvaging a fierce independence from her solitude. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Perfect Day to Be Alone\u003c\/i\u003e is a moving, microscopic examination of loneliness and heartbreak. With flashes of deadpan humor and a keen eye for poignant detail, Aoyama chronicles the painful process of breaking free from the moorings of youth.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNanae Aoyama\u003c\/b\u003e, born in 1983, is an acclaimed Japanese fiction writer. Her novel \u003ci\u003eA Perfect Day to Be Alone\u003c\/i\u003e received one of Japan's most prestigious literary awards, the Akutagawa Prize. She has also won the Bungei Prize and the Kawabata Yasunari Literary Prize. Her work has been translated into Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, German, French, and Italian. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJesse Kirkwood\u003c\/b\u003e is a freelance translator working primarily from Japanese and French into English. In 2020 he was awarded the Harvill Secker Young Translators' Prize for his translation of \"Nocturne\" by Yūshō Takiguchi. His new translation of Seichō Matsumoto's \u003ci\u003eTokyo Express \u003c\/i\u003ewas published as a Penguin Modern Classic in 2022.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 11, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51773185065248,"sku":"9781635425390","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/af46d885335771668279e2a4d0ae06a1.webp?v=1780421474","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-perfect-day-to-be-alone-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}