{"product_id":"after-dark-9780307278739","title":"After Dark","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author--a gripping novel of late night encounters that's \"hypnotically eerie, sometimes even funny, but most of all ... [a book] that keeps ratcheting up the suspense\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow with a new introduction by the author. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNineteen-year-old Mari is waiting out the night in an anonymous Denny's when she meets a young man who insists he knows her older sister, thus setting her on an odyssey through the sleeping city. In the space of a single night, the lives of a diverse cast of Tokyo residents--models, prostitutes, mobsters, and musicians--collide in a world suspended between fantasy and reality. Utterly enchanting and infused with surrealism, \u003ci\u003eAfter Dark\u003c\/i\u003e is a thrilling account of the magical hours separating midnight from dawn.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHaruki Murakami \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Kyoto in 1949 and now lives near Tokyo. His work has been translated into more than fifty languages, and the most recent of his many honors is the Yomiuri Literary Prize, whose previous recipients include Yukio Mishima, Kenzaburo Oe, and Kobo Abe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50584884445458,"sku":"9780307278739","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_042d5913-40df-4bc3-aa5e-1c8aef851c4e.jpg?v=1732036291","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/after-dark-9780307278739","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}