{"product_id":"haruki-murakami-manga-stories-2-the-second-bakery-attack-samsa-in-love-thailand","title":"Haruki Murakami Manga Stories 2: The Second Bakery Attack; Samsa in Love; Thailand","description":"\u003cp\u003eHaruki Murakami\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHaruki Murakami's best-loved stories finally in graphic novel form!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHaruki Murakami's novels, essays and short stories have sold millions of copies worldwide and been translated into scores of languages. Now for the first time, in this three-volume series, Murakami's best-loved stories are available in manga form in English. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith their trademark mix of realism and fantasy, centering around Murakami's signature themes of loss, remorse and confusion. The three stories in this volume are:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Second Bakery Attack\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e: A newlywed couple lie in bed, hungry. The man tells his wife about when he and a friend robbed a bakery and stole bread to feed themselves for two days. On hearing this story, the woman suggests they try the same thing again.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\" […] exemplifies Murakami's sense of the fragility of the ordinary world.\" —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSamsa in Love:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e An extension of the tale of Gregor Samsa in Kafka's \u003ci\u003eThe Metamorphosis\u003c\/i\u003e. The main character wakes up to find himself transformed into someone named Samsa, then falls in love with a hunchback woman who comes to fix the lock on his door.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eSamsa in Love\u003c\/i\u003e is part of a lineage, going back to the original publication of \u003ci\u003eThe Metamorphosis\u003c\/i\u003e in 1915 and extending up to (and beyond?) the present day.\" —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThailand\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e: A middle-aged woman takes a break from her job as a doctor to go on holiday in Thailand. She learns from a spirit doctor that her sterile life and inability to forgive have created a rock in her gut, which will be all that remains of her after she is dead.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"His characters are so persuasive, and the storytelling so spacious.… Murakami's crisp, accomplished stories…have great immediacy.\" —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese new graphic versions of classic Murakami short stories will be devoured by his fans and will provide a new window onto his work for a new generation of readers not yet familiar with it!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e**Recommended for readers ages 16+ due to mature themes and graphic content**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nekoto Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":52405860401426,"sku":null,"price":28.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0868\/7072\/0786\/files\/IMG-6195.webp?v=1781903119","url":"https:\/\/nekotobooks.com\/products\/haruki-murakami-manga-stories-2-the-second-bakery-attack-samsa-in-love-thailand","provider":"Nekoto Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}