{"product_id":"the-woman-in-the-dunes-9780679733782","title":"The Woman in the Dunes","description":"\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Woman in the Dunes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e by celebrated writer and thinker Kobo Abe, combines the essence of myth, suspense and the existential novel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After missing the last bus home following a day trip to the seashore, an amateur entomologist is offered lodging for the night at the bottom of a vast sand pit. But when he attempts to leave the next morning, he quickly discovers that the locals have other plans. Held captive with seemingly no chance of escape, he is tasked with shoveling back the ever-advancing sand dunes that threaten to destroy the village. His only companion is an odd young woman. Together their fates become intertwined as they work side by side at this Sisyphean task.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKobo Abe \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Tokyo in 1924 and grew up in Mukden, Manchuria, during World War II. In 1948 he received a medical degree from Tokyo Imperial University, but he never practiced medicine. Considered one of Japan's foremost novelists, his most famous works include \u003ci\u003eThe Face of Another\u003c\/i\u003e (1964), \u003ci\u003eThe Box Man\u003c\/i\u003e (1973), \u003ci\u003eSecret Rendezvous\u003c\/i\u003e (1977), and \u003ci\u003eThe Ark Sakura\u003c\/i\u003e (1984). All of Abe's books have been bestsellers in Japan and he was the recipient of numerous literary awards and prizes, including the Yomiuri Prize for \u003ci\u003eThe Woman in the Dunes\u003c\/i\u003e in 1962. He collaborated with director Hiroshi Teshigahara on film adaptations of four of his novels--including \u003ci\u003eThe Woman in the Dunes\u003c\/i\u003e--and was also widely known as a dramatist. He died in 1993.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50603853316370,"sku":"9780679733782","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e86115c4-2c46-477c-9673-44e0386f0db0.jpg?v=1732251219","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-woman-in-the-dunes-9780679733782","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}