{"product_id":"takaokas-travels-hardcover","title":"Takaoka's Travels - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTatsuhiko Shibusawa\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Boyd\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinner of the Yomiuri Prize and recipient of the 2022-23 William F. Sibley Memorial Subvention Award for Japanese Translation.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntroducing Tatsuhiko Shibusawa-Japan's Italo Calvino--in this fantastical tale of a Japanese prince who encounters both beauty and danger on a pilgrimage to India.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fantasy set in the ninth century, \u003ci\u003eTakaoka's Travels\u003c\/i\u003e recounts the adventures of a Japanese prince-turned-monk on a pilgrimage to India. As Prince Takaoka and his companions pass through faraway lands, the rules of the ordinary world are upended, and they find curiosities and miracles wherever they go. The travelers encounter strange creatures--a white ape who guards a harem of bird-women, beasts who feed on dreams, a dog-headed man who can see hundreds of years into the future. On the high seas, their ship is boarded by ghostly pirates and driven back by supernatural winds, and still they push on. At every turn, Prince Takaoka is drawn to the beauty around him, whether it takes the form of a perfectly shaped pearl or a giant blood-red flower, but such beauty proves to be extremely dangerous. Seductive and mysterious, offering high adventure yet deeply human, this is a novel that transcends all expectations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWith an afterword by translator David Boyd.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTATSUHIKO SHIBUSAWA\u003c\/b\u003e (1928-1987) published only one novel, \u003ci\u003eTakaoka's Travels\u003c\/i\u003e, but it is considered a touchstone of Japanese counterculture. He was a prolific translator of French literature, known for his translations of the Marquis de Sade and the French surrealists. In addition to \u003ci\u003eTakaoka's Travels\u003c\/i\u003e, he wrote several volumes of short fiction and numerous essays dealing with topics ranging from dreams to the occult.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDAVID BOYD \u003c\/b\u003eis an assistant professor of Japanese at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. His translation of Hideo Furukawa's \u003ci\u003eSlow Boat\u003c\/i\u003e (Pushkin Press, 2017) won the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission Prize for the Translation of Japanese Literature. He has translated three novellas by Hiroko Oyamada: \u003ci\u003eThe Factory \u003c\/i\u003e(2019), \u003ci\u003e The Hole\u003c\/i\u003e (2020), and W\u003ci\u003eeasels in the Attic\u003c\/i\u003e (2022). He won the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission Prize for the second time for his translation of \u003ci\u003eThe Hole\u003c\/i\u003e. With Sam Bett, he co-translated three novels by Mieko Kawakami: \u003ci\u003eBreasts and Eggs\u003c\/i\u003e (2020), \u003ci\u003eHeaven\u003c\/i\u003e (2021), and \u003ci\u003eAll the Lovers in the Night\u003c\/i\u003e (2022).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 14, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749184176416,"sku":"9798988688723","price":59.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b4bf7061c301751ae201342ad0bf6dac.webp?v=1779925776","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/takaokas-travels-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}