{"product_id":"the-goddess-chronicle-paperback","title":"The Goddess Chronicle - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNatsuo Kirino\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRebecca Copeland\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn an island in the shape of a teardrop live two sisters. One is admired far and wide, the other lives in her shadow. One is the Oracle, the other is destined for the Underworld. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut what will happen when she returns to the island? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Based on the Japanese myth of Izanami and Izanagi, \u003ci\u003eThe Goddess Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e is a fantastical tour de force about ferocious love and bitter revenge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Myths series brings together some of the world's finest writers, each of whom has retold a myth in a contemporary and memorable way. Authors in the series include Karen Armstrong, Margaret Atwood, A.S. Byatt, David Grossman, Natsuo Kirino, Alexander McCall Smith, Philip Pullman, Ali Smith and Jeanette Winterson.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNatsuo Kirino\u003c\/b\u003e is a leading figure in Japanese crime fiction. A prolific writer, she is most famous for her 1998 novel \u003ci\u003eOut\u003c\/i\u003e, which received the Grand Prix for Crime Fiction, Japan's top mystery award, and was a finalist (in translation) for the 2004 Edgar Best Novel Award. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRebecca Copeland\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of Japanese literature at Washington University in St Louis, Missouri, where her research and teaching focuses on women, gender and translation studies. She also translated Kirino's 2003 novel \u003ci\u003eGrotesque\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 7.72 x 5.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 22, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766684746016,"sku":"9781786899170","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e6c852d6e766a10cda8f0d07e29ff52f.webp?v=1780296784","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-goddess-chronicle-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}