{"product_id":"silence-once-begun-paperback","title":"Silence Once Begun - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJesse Ball\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the course of several months, eight people vanish from their homes in the same Japanese town, a single playing card found on each door. Known as \"the Narito Disappearances,\" the crime has authorities baffled--until a confession appears on the police's doorstep, signed by one Oda Sotatsu, a thread salesman. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSotatsu is arrested, jailed, and interrogated, but he refuses to speak. Even as his family comes to visit, even as his execution looms, and even as a young woman named Jito Joo enters his cell, he maintains his vow of silence. And as a journalist's obsession uncovers more to the story, Jesse Ball spins a wildly inventive and emotionally powerful take of unjust conviction and lost love.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJesse Ball is the author of three previous novels, including \u003ci\u003eSamedi the Deafness, \u003c\/i\u003e and several books of verse, bestiaries, and sketchbooks. His awards include the 2008 \u003ci\u003eParis Review\u003c\/i\u003e Plimpton Prize; his verse has been included in the Best American Poetry series. He gives classes on lucid dreaming and lying at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.\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 0.81 x 8 x 6.05 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 04, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750066585888,"sku":"9780345805522","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7354673aecfda47a56f8ca2afd482e52.webp?v=1779942083","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/silence-once-begun-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}