{"product_id":"a-hundred-years-and-a-day-34-stories-9798988688730","title":"A Hundred Years and a Day: 34 Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis ground-breaking collection from Tomoka Shibasaki, author of the acclaimed novel Spring Garden, pushes the short story to a new level.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these stories of human connection in a contemporary, alienated world, people come together to share pieces of their lives, then part. We meet the women who share a house after the outbreak of war before going their separate ways once it is over; the man who lives in a succession of rooftop apartments; the diverging lives of two brothers who are raised as latch-key kids by factory workers; the old ramen restaurant that endures despite the demolition of all surrounding buildings; people who watch a new type of spaceship lift off from a pier that once belonged to an island resort; and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese 34 tales from all over the planet have the compulsive power of news reports, narrated in a crisp yet allegorical style.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTOMOKA SHIBASAKI\u003c\/strong\u003e published her debut in 2000 when she was 27; it was adapted by Isao Yukisada and released as a film in 2004 (A Day on the Planet). Her 2007 novel \u003cem\u003eSono machi no ima wa\u003c\/em\u003e (That Town Today) was awarded the Geijutsu Sensho Newcomers Prize, the Sakunosuke Oda Award, and the Sakuya Konohana Award. In 2010, her novel \u003cem\u003eAsako I \u0026amp; II \u003c\/em\u003ereceived the Noma Newcomer's Award; the book was subsequently adapted for film by Ryusuke Hamaguchi and screened at Cannes. In 2014, Shibasaki won the Akutagawa Prize for her novel \u003cem\u003eSpring Garden\u003c\/em\u003e, now translated into many languages, including English (published by Pushkin Press).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePOLLY BARTON\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning translator based in the UK. Her translations include \u003cem\u003eSpring Garden\u003c\/em\u003e by Tomoka Shibasaki (Pushkin Press, 2017), \u003cem\u003eWhere the Wild Ladies Are\u003c\/em\u003e by Aoko Matsuda (Tilted Axis \/ Soft Skull Press, 2020), \u003cem\u003eThere's No Such Thing as an Easy Job\u003c\/em\u003e by Kikuko Tsumura (Bloomsbury, 2021), and \u003cem\u003eSo We Look to the Sky\u003c\/em\u003e by Misumi Kubo (Arcade, 2021). After being awarded the 2019 Fitzcarraldo Editions Essay Prize, in 2021 she published \u003cem\u003eFifty Sounds\u003c\/em\u003e, her reflections on the Japanese language. Her translations of stories by Aoko Matsuda, Tomoka Shibasaki, and Kikuko Tsumura appear in \u003cem\u003eMONKEY New Writing from Japan\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Monkey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51184818094354,"sku":"9798988688730","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c9c72949-b67b-4c2f-a3ff-faba1cf5b5f8.jpg?v=1744577685","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-hundred-years-and-a-day-34-stories-9798988688730","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}