{"product_id":"scattered-all-over-the-earth-paperback","title":"Scattered All Over the Earth - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eYoko Tawada\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMargaret Mitsutani\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelcome to the not-too-distant future: Japan, having vanished from the face of the earth, is now remembered as \"the land of sushi.\" Hiruko, its former citizen and a climate refugee herself, has a job teaching immigrant children in Denmark with her invented language Panska (Pan-Scandinavian): \"homemade language. no country to stay in. three countries I experienced. insufficient space in brain. so made new language. homemade language.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs she searches for anyone who can still speak her mother tongue, Hiruko soon makes new friends. Her troupe travels to France, encountering an umami cooking competition; a dead whale; an ultra-nationalist named Breivik; unrequited love; Kakuzo robots; red herrings; uranium; an Andalusian matador. Episodic and mesmerizing scenes flash vividly along, and soon they're all next off to Stockholm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith its intrepid band of companions, \u003cem\u003eScattered All Over the Earth\u003c\/em\u003e (the first novel of a trilogy) may bring to mind \u003cem\u003eAlice's Adventures in Wonderland\u003c\/em\u003e or a surreal \u003cem\u003eWind in the Willows\u003c\/em\u003e, but really is just another sui generis Yoko Tawada masterwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kirkus Prize (2022)\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e National Book Awards (2022)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767200973088,"sku":"9780811229289","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/96f8704d4fad34eb901f50159a893a95.webp?v=1780306410","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/scattered-all-over-the-earth-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}