{"product_id":"ten-nights-dreaming-and-the-cats-grave-paperback","title":"Ten Nights Dreaming: And the Cat's Grave - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNatsume Soseki\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTreyvaud Matt\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eMichael Emmerich\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA murderer discovers his true nature from a talking infant, a samurai is frustrated in his attempts to meditate, and a dying man bestows his hat on a friend in these surrealistic short stories. The dream-like, open-ended tales by the father of Japanese modernist literature offer thought-provoking reflections on fear, death, and loneliness. Their settings range from the Meiji period of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, the era in which the tales were written, to the prehistoric Age of the Gods; the twelfth-century Kamakura period, in which the samurai class emerged; and the remote future.\u003cbr\u003eA scholar of British literature, author Natsume Sōseki (1867-1916) was also a composer of haiku, kanshi, and fairy tales. The stories of \u003ci\u003eTen Nights Dreaming, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich were originally published as a newspaper serial, constitute milestones of Japanese fantasy. Like Sōseki's other writings, they have had a profound effect on readers, writers, and filmmakers. This edition features an expert new English translation by Matt Treyvaud, who has translated the story The Cat's Grave for this work as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor Natsume Soseki (1867-1916) was a scholar of British literature and a composer of haiku, kanshi, and fairy tales. His works have had a profound effect on subsequent Japanese writers, and from 1984 to 2004 his portrait appeared on the 1,000-yen note.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.3 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 16, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756258263328,"sku":"9780486797038","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/47ba4b483190340d2d43d4bb019951ed.webp?v=1780077765","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/ten-nights-dreaming-and-the-cats-grave-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}