{"product_id":"parade-a-folktale-hiromi-kawakami-paperback","title":"Parade: A Folktale -- Hiromi Kawakami, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\"A parable about memory, mythic characters, and confessional regrets . . . An ethereal, resonating literary gift\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review) from the internationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eStrange Weather in Tokyo\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"On a summer afternoon, Tsukiko and her former high school teacher have prepared and eaten \u003ci\u003esomen\u003c\/i\u003e noodles together. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Tell me a story from long ago,\" Sensei says. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I wasn't alive long ago,\" Tsukiko says, \"but should I tell you a story from when I was little?\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Please do,\" Sensei replies, and so Tsukiko tells him that, when she was a child, she awakened one day to find something with a pale red face and something with a dark red face in her room, arguing with each other. They had human bodies, long noses, and wings. They were \u003ci\u003etengu\u003c\/i\u003e, creatures that appear in Japanese folktales. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe tengu attach themselves to Tsukiko and begin to follow her everywhere. Where did they come from and why are they here? And what other invisible and unacknowledged forces are acting upon Tsukiko's seemingly peaceful world?\"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hiromi Kawakami\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Soft Skull\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11\/5\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.15 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.9\" H x 3.9\" L x 0.5\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781593765804\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kotton Kandy Skies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53232426713387,"sku":"9781593765804","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/2978\/5899\/files\/9781593765804.jpg?v=1776101270","url":"https:\/\/2trc11-eq.myshopify.com\/products\/parade-a-folktale-hiromi-kawakami-paperback","provider":"Kotton Kandy Skies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}