{"product_id":"9781400079001","title":"The Key and Diary of a Mad Old Man","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese two modern classics by the great Japanese novelist Junichiro Tanizaki, both utilize the diary form to explore the authority that love and sex have over all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cb\u003eThe Key\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003ea middle-aged professor plies his wife of thirty years with any number of stimulants, from brandy to a handsome young lover, in order to reach new heights of pleasure. Their alternating diaries record their separate adventures, but whether for themselves or each other becomes the question. \u003cb\u003eDiary of a Mad Old Man\u003c\/b\u003e records, with alternating humor and sadness, seventy-seven-year-old Utsugi’s discovery that even his stroke-ravaged body still contains a raging libido, especially in the unwitting presence of his chic, mysterious daughter-in-law.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47050060366064,"sku":"9781400079001","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781400079001_p0.jpg?v=1763712087","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781400079001","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}