{"product_id":"the-cape-and-other-stories-from-the-japanese-ghetto-paperback","title":"The Cape and Other Stories from the Japanese Ghetto - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\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\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Akutagawa Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn award-winning translation of the classic novella about discrimination and generational dysfunction in Japan.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn into the burakumin-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 burakumin community, their troubled memories, and complex family histories. Includes \"House on Fire\" and \"Red Hair.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKenji Nakagami\u003c\/b\u003e (1946-92) was a prolific novelist and short story writer who was admired as much for his prose style as his depictions of the \u003ci\u003eburakumin\u003c\/i\u003e. He received the prestigious Akutagawa Prize for \"The Cape\" in 1976.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEve Zimmerman\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor of Japanese literature at Wellesley College and received the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission Prize for Translation in 1992.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.4 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50372289790189,"sku":"9781933330433","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/yhuGeVBEGU9781933330433.webp?v=1785497277","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/the-cape-and-other-stories-from-the-japanese-ghetto-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}