{"product_id":"the-woman-dies-9798889661337","title":"The Woman Dies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTales from Japan that blend humor, surrealism, and sharp societal critique, by the acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eWhere the Wild Ladies Are\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Piercing and sometimes surreal... Matsuda shines.\"--\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eWoman Dies\u003c\/em\u003e, renowned author Aoko Matsuda approaches often-thorny subjects such as sexism, prejudice, the normalizing effect of violence against women on screen, or the aesthetics associated with technology, with an inventiveness and quirky humor that keep these stories on the thrilling cusp between seriousness and levity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWordplay evolves into something much more complex, inanimate objects are endowed with their own point of view, and hard-hitting feminist stances are conveyed with a dry, detached humor that makes them even more undeniable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot so much a rollercoaster ride, rather an entire theme park, \u003cem\u003eThe Woman Dies \u003c\/em\u003eis an out-of-the ordinary space readers will step into with feelings of wonder and discombobulation in equal parts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatsuda, Aoko:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAoko Matsuda\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer and translator. In 2013, her debut book, \u003cem\u003eStackable\u003c\/em\u003e, was nominated for the Mishima Yukio Prize and the Noma Literary New Face Prize. In 2019, her short story \"The Woman Dies,\" published by \u003cem\u003eGranta\u003c\/em\u003e online, was shortlisted for a Shirley Jackson Award. In 2021, her short story collection \u003cem\u003eWhere the Wild Ladies Are, \u003c\/em\u003epublished by Soft Skull Press\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003e was highly praised by the \u003cem\u003eBBC\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, and was selected as one of the 10 Best Fiction Books of 2020 by \u003cem\u003eTIME\u003c\/em\u003e. It was nominated for a Ray Bradbury Prize, sponsored by the \u003cem\u003eLA Times\u003c\/em\u003e, and won the Firecracker Award in the fiction category and the World Fantasy Award for Best Collection in 2021. She has translated work by Karen Russell, Amelia Gray, and Carmen Maria Machado into Japanese.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarton, Polly:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePolly Barton \u003c\/strong\u003eis a translator of Japanese literature and non-fiction, currently based in Bristol. Her most recent full-length translations include the international bestseller \u003cem\u003eButter \u003c\/em\u003eby Asako Yuzuki and \u003cem\u003eSpring Garden\u003c\/em\u003e by Tomoka Shibasaki (Pushkin Press). She has translated \u003cem\u003eWhere the Wild Ladies Are\u003c\/em\u003e by Aoko Matsuda for Tilted Axis\/Soft Skull Press. Her debut non-fiction work, \u003cem\u003e Fifty Sounds\u003c\/em\u003e, was published in the US by Liveright in April 2022. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Europa Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51580339552530,"sku":"9798889661337","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b5dcbd17-6bb1-4dce-b2c1-1d4c474d43e4.jpg?v=1756217048","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-woman-dies-9798889661337","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}