{"product_id":"the-great-passage-9781477823071","title":"The Great Passage","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn award-winning story of love, friendship, and the power of human connection.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Kohei Araki believes that a dictionary is a boat to carry us across the sea of words. But after thirty-seven years of creating dictionaries, it's time for him to retire and find his replacement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e He discovers a kindred spirit in Mitsuya Majime--a young, disheveled square peg with a penchant for collecting antiquarian books and a background in linguistics--whom he swipes from his company's sales department.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong with an energetic, if reluctant, new recruit and an elder linguistics scholar, Majime is tasked with a career-defining accomplishment: completing \u003ci\u003eThe Great Passage\u003c\/i\u003e, a comprehensive 2,900-page tome of the Japanese language. On his journey, Majime discovers friendship, romance, and an incredible dedication to his work, inspired by the words that connect us all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMiura, Shion:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Shion Miura, the daughter of a well-known Japanese classics scholar, started an online book-review column before she graduated from Waseda University. In 2000, she made her fiction debut with Kakuto suru mono ni mar (A Passing Grade for Those Who Fight), a novel based in part on her own experiences during her job hunt. In 2006, she won the Naoki Prize for her linked-story collection Mahoro ekimae Tada Benriken (The Handymen in Mahoro Town). Her other prominent novels include Kaze ga tsuyoku fuiteiru (The Wind Blows Hard), Kogure-so monogatari (The Kogure Apartments), and Ano ie ni kurasu yonin no onna (The Four Women Living in That House). Fune o amu (The Great Passage) received the Booksellers Award in Japan in 2012 and was developed into a major motion picture. She has also published more than fifteen collections of essays and is a manga aficionado.","brand":"Amazon Crossing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50620102738194,"sku":"9781477823071","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d91a2550-c52f-4c8e-abc9-ac67045c6d55.jpg?v=1732560609","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-great-passage-9781477823071","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}