{"product_id":"9780648901198","title":"The Mud of a Century","description":"Author: Yka Ishii\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780648901198\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Gazebo Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Sep 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 120\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eYka Ishii's debut novel \u003ci\u003eThe Mud of a Century\u003c\/i\u003e was a major literary success in Japan where it won the prestigious Akutagawa Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeveral days after a once-in-a-century flood moves through the Indian city of Chennai, choking the Adyar River with the titular mud, a Japanese woman contracted to an IT company as a language instructor finds herself caught up in a deluge of flashbacks and memories, reflecting on unspoken words and unlived lives and contemplating the muddy chaos of her own karma.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold in a magic realist stream-of-consciousness style evocative of the subtle, wry sense of humour found in the traditional Japanese narrative art of \u003ci\u003erakugo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Mud of a Century\u003c\/i\u003e explores the interrelated bonds between self and other, Japan and India, past and present, fact and fantasy, and material and spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46798823391390,"sku":"ADS-9780648901198","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780648901198.jpg?v=1778120251","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780648901198","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}