{"product_id":"yasushi-inoue-bullfight","title":"Yasushi Inoue | Bullfight","description":"\u003cp\u003e9781805332022\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e09\/04\/26\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePB\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e128 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTranslated by Michael Emmerich\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Perfection is the only word to describe this subtle tale’ \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eWinner of the Akutagawa Prize\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eTsugami, the editor-in-chief of a newspaper in war-scarred Osaka, agrees to sponsor a bullfight. For months this great gamble consumes him, makes him as wary and combative as if he was in a ring himself. And, as he becomes ever more distant, his lover Sakiko is unsure if she would like to see him succeed or be destroyed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs much a story of post-war Japan as it is about the country’s special brand of bullfighting, this novella is a masterly exploration of hope, ambition and despair. Yasushi Inoue’s novella won him the prestigious Akutagawa Prize and established him as one of Japan’s most acclaimed authors. From the planning of a bullfight, through Tsugami’s struggle, his focus and his solitude – he crafts something intensely memorable, a profound and compelling existential tale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart of the Pushkin Press Classics series: timeless storytelling by icons of literature, hand-picked from around the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pushkin Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57223444038014,"sku":"9781805332022","price":9.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0983\/7608\/files\/2_23319f63-d9bf-40ae-b657-805e46feb47e.webp?v=1775659024","url":"https:\/\/www.leftfordeadshop.co.uk\/products\/yasushi-inoue-bullfight","provider":"Left For Dead","version":"1.0","type":"link"}