{"product_id":"home-to-tsugaru-paperback","title":"Home to Tsugaru - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOsamu Dazai\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eShelley Marshall\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlace: Tsugaru in Aomori Prefecture, Japan Time: Spring 1944\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs World War II was coming to an end, Osamu Dazai (born Shuji Tsushima) returned to his home in the northern tip of Honshu, Japan on assignment from a publisher to travel and write about the part of Japan where he was born and raised.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe writes with humor and warmth about old friends, the people (family and servants) who nurtured him, his obsession with crabs, and his worries over sake in times of rationing. He writes with pride about his home even as he learns about some of its customs and history for the first time. This travel journal is part travelogue, part history lesson, and part love story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOsamu Dazai (1909-1948) was a twentieth century Japanese author. He is best known for the novels \u003cem\u003eThe Setting Sun\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eNo Longer Human\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 170\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 25, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42096675356807,"sku":"9781734964455","price":12.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/18357cf269582f9e3c9d1d8a2a1037a4.webp?v=1732344064","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/home-to-tsugaru-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}