{"product_id":"lion-cross-point-9781931883887","title":"Lion Cross Point","description":"\u003cb\u003eBy the winner of the Akutagawa Prize, Japan's most prestigious literary award\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow does a shy, traumatized boy overcome the shame, anger, and sadness that silence him? In \u003cem\u003eLion Cross Point\u003c\/em\u003e, celebrated Japanese author Masatsugu Ono turns his gentle pen to the mind of ten-year-old Takeru, who arrives at his family's home village amid a scorching summer, carrying memories of unspeakable acts against his mother and brother. As Takeru befriends Mitsuko, his new caretaker, and Saki, his spunky neighbor, he meets more of his mother's old friends, discovering her history and inching toward a new idea of family and home. All the while he begins to see a strange figure called Bunji--the same name as a delicate young boy who mysteriously vanished long ago on the village's breathtaking coastline at Lion Cross Point. At once a subtle portrayal of a child's sense of memory and community, an empowering exploration of how we find the words to encompass our trauma, and a spooky Japanese ghost story, \u003cem\u003eLion Cross Point\u003c\/em\u003e is gripping and poignant, reminiscent of Kenzaburō Ōe's best work. Acts of heartless brutality mix with surprising moments of pure kindness, creating this utterly truthful, cathartic tale of an unforgettable young boy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMasatsugu Ono\u003c\/b\u003e is one of Japan's most lauded contemporary authors. His novel \u003ci\u003eMizu ni umoreru haka\u003c\/i\u003e (The Water-Covered Grave) won the Asahi Award for New Writers, and \u003ci\u003eNigiyakana wan ni seowareta fune\u003c\/i\u003e (Boat on a Choppy Bay) won the Mishima Prize. He also received the Akutagawa Prize, Japan's highest literary honor, in 2015. He lives in Tokyo. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAngus Turvill's\u003c\/b\u003e translations include \u003cem\u003eTales from a Mountain Cave\u003c\/em\u003e, by the great humorist and anti-militarist Hisashi Inoue, \u003cem\u003eHeaven's Wind\u003c\/em\u003e, a bilingual collection of stories by some of Japan's finest contemporary women writers, and \u003cem\u003eThe Art of Discarding\u003c\/em\u003e by Japan's original decluttering guru Nagisa Tatsumi. He has won the Grand Prize in the Shizuoka International Translation Competition, and has received John Dryden and Kurodahan translation awards. An instructor of Japanese translation, he lives in Norfolk, U.K.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Two Lines Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50364099068178,"sku":"9781931883887","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_adccaad3-ccdd-4a46-b139-aaa086276fad.jpg?v=1728426816","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/lion-cross-point-9781931883887","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}