{"product_id":"9781782272724","title":"Record of a Night too Brief","description":"The Akutagawa Prize-winning stories from one of the most highly regarded and provocative contemporary Japanese writers: part of our Japanese novella series, showcasing the best contemporary Japanese writing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn these three haunting and lyrical stories, three young women experience unsettling loss and romance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a dreamlike adventure, one woman travels through an apparently unending night with a porcelain girlfriend, mist-monsters and villainous monkeys; a sister mourns her invisible brother whom only she can still see, while the rest of her family welcome his would-be wife into their home; and an accident with a snake leads a shop girl to discover the snake-families everyone else seems to be concealing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSensual, yearning, and filled with the tricks of memory and grief, \u003ci\u003eRecord of a Night Too Brief\u003c\/i\u003e is an atmospheric trio of unforgettable tales.","brand":"Steerforth Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47173626724592,"sku":"9781782272724","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781782272724_p0.jpg?v=1763720082","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781782272724","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}