{"product_id":"evening-clouds-9781880656488","title":"Evening Clouds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA masterpiece of quiet lyricism set against a backdrop of change and renewal in suburban Tokyo.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe most celebrated work by one of Japan's master literary stylists, \u003cem\u003eEvening Clouds\u003c\/em\u003e is a book filled with delicate images of ordinary life, richly and precisely observed. A family moves into a new home on a windswept hilltop in western Tokyo. Around them are forests and farms. But the developers are coming, and the children are growing up. There are meals, quandaries, conversations...Life appears comfortable and serene, yet Shōno's portrayal has a strange and evocative undercurrent, as the most minute details slowly resonate out through a universe that is changing and unforgiving. \u003cem\u003eEvening Clouds \u003c\/em\u003ecombines the crafted naturalism of haiku with the Ozu-like clarity of film to produce a story that is wistful and real. Read Shōno slowly, a luxuriate in his vision.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJunzo Shono was born in 1921 and lives in Kawasaki, Japan. Has won numerous literary awards, including the Yomiuri Prize for Evening Clouds. Raised in Japan, Wayne P. Lammers ( Ph.D. in Japanese) taught at the university level. He was translation editor for Mangajin and is considered one of the finest translators of Japanese literature today.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Stone Bridge Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50493193879826,"sku":"9781880656488","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_33ba99b2-61ae-474d-9b3f-b2a24aa26319.jpg?v=1730635426","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/evening-clouds-9781880656488","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}