{"product_id":"the-girl-who-became-a-fish-maidens-bookshelf-hardcover","title":"The Girl Who Became a Fish: Maiden's Bookshelf - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOsamu Dazai\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNekosuke\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat dark fate awaits beneath the roaring falls?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Suwa and her father live alone on the slopes of Horsebare Mountain, eking out the most meager of existences. During the warmer months the beautiful waterfall brings a few sightseers, but when winter comes there is only solitude. Suwa would do anything to escape the life to which her father has resigned himself. And the lure of the river is strong... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis early classic from the author of Japan's greatest modern novel is a dark, elliptical tale of hopelessness that weaves the folklore of the mountains into an anti-coming-of-age story as vividly relevant today as it was when it was written nearly a hundred years ago.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOsamu Dazai\u003c\/b\u003e (1909-1948) was one of the leading lights in Japan's immediate postwar literary scene, thanks in particular to the stunning semi-autobiographical novel \u003ci\u003eNo Longer Human\u003c\/i\u003e. His success was cut short, however, when Dazai drowned himself just shy of his 39th birthday. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eNekosuke \u003c\/b\u003e(Art): Originally from Tottori Prefecture, Nekosuke illustrates book covers, games, CD jackets and more. Publications include \u003ci\u003eSoir馥: Collected Artworks\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Moon Over the Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e (by Atsushi Nakajima), and \u003ci\u003eRed Dragonfly\u003c\/i\u003e (by Nankichi Niimi).\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 56\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.3 x 6.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 15, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764833419552,"sku":"9781647291815","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/82303cec635c28112fe8acf999de0cdb.webp?v=1780256030","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-girl-who-became-a-fish-maidens-bookshelf-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}