{"product_id":"a-man-9781542006873","title":"A Man","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA man follows another man's trail of lies in a compelling psychological story about the search for identity, by Japan's award-winning literary sensation Keiichiro Hirano in his first novel to be translated into English.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAkira Kido is a divorce attorney whose own marriage is in danger of being destroyed by emotional disconnect. With a midlife crisis looming, Kido's life is upended by the reemergence of a former client, Ri  Takemoto. She wants Kido to investigate a dead man--her recently deceased husband, Daisuk . Upon his death she discovered that he'd been living a lie. His name, his past, his entire identity belonged to someone else, a total stranger. The investigation draws Kido into two intriguing mysteries: finding out who Ri 's husband really was and discovering more about the man he pretended to be. Soon, with each new revelation, Kido will come to share the obsession with--and the lure of--erasing one life to create a new one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eA Man\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of Japan's prestigious Yomiuri Prize for Literature, Keiichiro Hirano explores the search for identity, the ambiguity of memory, the legacies with which we live and die, and the reconciliation of who you hoped to be with who you've actually become.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHirano, Keiichiro:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eKeiichiro Hirano is an award-winning and bestselling novelist whose debut novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Eclipse\u003c\/i\u003e, won the prestigious Akutagawa Prize in 1998, when he was a twenty-three-year-old university student. A cultural envoy to Paris appointed by Japan's Ministry of Cultural Affairs, he has given lectures throughout Europe. Widely read in France, China, Korea, Taiwan, Italy, and Egypt, Hirano is also the author of \u003ci\u003eAt the End of the Matinee\u003c\/i\u003e, a runaway bestseller in Japan. Hirano's short fiction has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Columbia Anthology of Modern Japanese Literature\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Transparent Labyrinth\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eA Man\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of Japan's Yomiuri Prize for Literature, is the first of Hirano's novels to be translated into English. For more information, visit en.k-hirano.com and follow Hirano on Twitter at @hiranok_en.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amazon Crossing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50545439179026,"sku":"9781542006873","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_efeb66ad-1c10-4c39-b9d9-78009e0bc76c.jpg?v=1731547726","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-man-9781542006873","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}