{"product_id":"nipponia-nippon","title":"Nipponia Nippon","description":"\u003cb\u003eA fast-paced, darkly ironic novella from one of Japan’s contemporary luminaries—and the husband of Mieko Kawakami—making his English language debut\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA teenager gripped by obsession seeks to free endangered birds in this darkly funny study of solitude and toxic masculinity set in modern-day Tokyo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eEarthlings\u003c\/i\u003e by Sayaka Murata and Kawakami’s \u003ci\u003eBreasts and Eggs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIsolated in his Tokyo apartment, 17-year-old Haruo spends all his time online, researching the plight of the endangered Japanese crested ibis, \u003ci\u003eNipponia Nippon\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLiving on an allowance from his parents, he drops ever further into a fantasy world in which he alone shares a special connection with the last of these noble birds, held at a conservation centre on the island of Sado.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis conclusion is simple: it is his destiny to free the birds from a society that does not appreciate them, by whatever means necessary. With his emotional state becoming ever more erratic, he begins sourcing weapons and preparing for a reckoning in this darkly ironic study of toxic masculinity.","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57405538533758,"sku":"NW9781782278535","price":10.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781782278535.jpg?v=1778683102","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/nipponia-nippon","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}