{"product_id":"inside-and-other-short-fiction-japanese-women-by-japanese-women-4770030061","title":"Inside and Other Short Fiction--Japanese Women by Japanese Women","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4770030061\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Amy Yamada\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside and other short fiction showcases the very best of recent writing by Japanese women writers today-including prize-winning novelists and authors never before published in English-as they explore the issue of female identity in a rapidly changing society.AMY YAMADA (\"Fiesta\"), widely published overseas and with many fans among Western readers, offers us a sophisticated psychological portrait of a sexually repressed woman. TAMAKI DAIDO (\"Milk\"), winner of the Akutagawa Prize in 2002, and talented young newcomer RIO SHIMAMOTO (\"Inside\"), paint twovery different pictures of teenage life. The trials of a busy working mother are depicted by SHUNGIKU UCHIDA (\"My Son's Lips\"), who shocked Japan in 1993 with the publication of her novel, Father Fucker. YUZUKI MUROI (\"Piss\"), a prolific, popular and outspoken essayist, novelist and TV commentator,tells the sexually explicit and very moving story of a young Tokyo prostitute. Winner of the 1999 Akutagawa Prize, CHIYA FUJINO (\"Her Room\"), delves into the relationship between two women, one divorced and one single, with a subtle and powerful tale. Well-known essayist, JUNKO HASEGAWA (\"TheUnfertilized Egg\") , makes a first foray into fiction with a hard-hitting portrait of the single thirty-something lifestyle. NOBUKO TAKAGI (\"The Shadow of the Orchid\") is a highly respected member of the Japanese literary establishment, and winner of many prizes, including the Akutagawa Prize in1984. Her short story is a sensitive depiction of a moment of crisis in the life of a fifty-year-old housewife.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51887386853664,"sku":"NEW4770030061","price":1656.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/51asllqgWOL.jpg?v=1781900726","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/inside-and-other-short-fiction-japanese-women-by-japanese-women-4770030061","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}