{"product_id":"asleep-paperback","title":"Asleep - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBanana Yoshimoto\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael Emmerich\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDemonstrating again the artful simplicity and depth of her vision, Banana Yoshimoto reestablishes her place as a writer of international stature in a book that may be her most delightful since \u003ci\u003eKitchen.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAsleep, \u003c\/i\u003e Yoshimoto spins the stories of three young women bewitched into a spiritual sleep. One, mourning for a lost lover, finds herself sleepwalking at night. Another, who has embarked on a relationship with a man whose wife is in a coma, finds herself suddenly unable to stay awake. A third finds her sleep haunted by a woman against whom she was once pitted in a love triangle. Sly and mystical as a ghost story, with a touch of Kafkaesque surrealism, \u003ci\u003eAsleep\u003c\/i\u003e is an enchanting new book from one of the best writers in contemporary international fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 7.27 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 12, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42131367329927,"sku":"9780802138200","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/b1a7a7abf0739239e695da5df1dcb17b.webp?v=1732618394","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/asleep-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}