{"product_id":"record-of-a-night-too-brief","title":"Record of a Night Too Brief","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Akutagawa Prize-winning stories from one of the most highly regarded and provocative contemporary Japanese writers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The nightingale sang again. The plates on the table gleamed, and the food, in all its ceaseless variety, breathed, glossy and bright. The night had only just\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebegun.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these three haunting and lyrical stories, three young women experience unsettling loss and romance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSensual, yearning, and filled with the tricks of memory and grief, Record of a Night Too Brief is an atmospheric trio of unforgettable tales.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faber","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50431858770251,"sku":"2207206","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Screenshot_2024-06-20_at_15.11.20_5da8792e_thumbnail_4096.png?v=1726860441","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/products\/record-of-a-night-too-brief","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}