{"product_id":"bullfight-by-yasushi-inoue-9781805332022","title":"Bullfight","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTsugami, the editor-in-chief of a newspaper in war-scarred Osaka, agrees to sponsor a bullfight. For months this great gamble consumes him, making him as wary and combative as if he were in a ring himself. As he becomes ever more distant, his lover Sakiko is unsure whether she would like to see him succeed or be destroyed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs much a story of post-war Japan as it is about the country's special brand of bullfighting, this novella is a masterly exploration of hope, ambition, and despair. \u003cem\u003eBullfight\u003c\/em\u003e won Yasushi Inoue the prestigious Akutagawa Prize and established him as one of Japan's most acclaimed authors. From the planning of a bullfight, through Tsugami's struggle, his focus and his solitude, he crafts something intensely memorable—a profound and compelling existential tale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47548190425324,"sku":"9781805332022","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/7081b75c8fedb16ee729c976b3cf528b.jpg?v=1776909186","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/bullfight-by-yasushi-inoue-9781805332022","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}