{"product_id":"the-cape-and-other-stories-from-the-japanese-ghetto-paperback","title":"The Cape and Other Stories from the Japanese Ghetto - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKenji Nakagami\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEve Zimmerman\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn into the \u003ci\u003eburakumin\u003c\/i\u003e--Japan's class of outcasts--Kenji Nakagami depicts the lives of his people in sensual language and stark detail. \u003ci\u003eThe Cape\u003c\/i\u003e is a breakthrough novella about a \u003ci\u003eburakumin\u003c\/i\u003e community, their troubled memories, and complex family histories. Includes \u003ci\u003eHouse on Fire\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRed Hair\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eKenji Nakagami\u003c\/b\u003e (1946-92) was a prolific writer admired for his vigorous prose style.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNakagami (1946-92) was a prolific novelist and short story writer who was admired as much for his prose style as his depictions of the burakumin. He received the prestigious Akutagawa Prize for The Cape in 1976. Eve Zimmerman is Assistant Professor of Japanese literature at Wellesley College and received the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission Prize for Translation in 1992.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.4 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51797024964896,"sku":"9781933330433","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/138090c15644dd0125f3df29cd2014f2.webp?v=1780771679","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-cape-and-other-stories-from-the-japanese-ghetto-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}