{"product_id":"far-from-everywhere","title":"Far from Everywhere (Pre-order, Feb 16 2027)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling, International Booker-shortlisted author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eStrange Weather in Tokyo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, this polyphonic story of love and friendship on the outskirts of Tokyo takes readers into a neighborhood like any other, yet full of unforgettable characters--by turns funny, wise, and heartrending.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTake the train from central Tokyo and head east. In twenty minutes, hop off and here you are: far from anywhere, but right in the heart of everything. Here, you'll meet a widowed fishmonger who invites his dead wife's former lover to move in, a fortune teller who helps a friend down on his luck, a young woman who learns her mother-in-law's secret over a late night snack of tea and rice crackers, and, at the local restaurant, the cook and the server whose on\/off relationship might be back on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom one of Japan's most celebrated writers, this charming, character-rich meander through a small, seemingly average community becomes a quiet, profound meditation on connection and attachment, loneliness and loss, life and all its ephemera.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHiromi Kawakami\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was born in Tokyo in 1958. In 2001 she won the Tanizaki Prize for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrange Weather in Tokyo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which became an international bestseller and was shortlisted for the 2013 Man Asian Literary Prize and the 2014 International Foreign Fiction Prize. Her other fiction includes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Nakano Thrift Shop, The Ten Loves of Mr. Nishino, People from My Neighborhood, The Third Love\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnder the Eye of the Big Bird\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize in 2025.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAllison Markin Powell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehas been awarded grants from English PEN and the NEA, and the 2020 PEN America Translation Prize for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ten Loves of Mr. Nishino\u003c\/i\u003e. Her translations include works by Osamu Dazai, Fuminori Nakamura, Shiori Ito, and Kanako Nishi. She was the guest editor for the first Japan issue of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWords Without Borders\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand she maintains the database Japanese Literature in English at www.japaneseliteratureinenglish.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Algonquin Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublish Date: February 16, 2027\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 240\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEAN\/UPC: 9781643758107\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e8.3 in H | 5.5 in W | 0.5 in T\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBISAC Categories: Literary Fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Mieko Kawakami","offers":[{"title":"(Pre-order, Feb 16 2027) Paperback","offer_id":49274826588395,"sku":"9781643758107","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/4014\/9820\/files\/9781643758107.jpg?v=1787330998","url":"https:\/\/rep.club\/products\/far-from-everywhere","provider":"Reparations Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}