{"product_id":"eclipse-1","title":"Eclipse","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eEclipse\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eKeiichiro Hirano\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780231214919\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eColumbia University Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2024\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003e新古品・未使用品。出版社からの新着。\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the late fifteenth century, a young Dominican friar sets out on a journey from Paris to Florence in search of manuscripts of pre-Christian philosophy. Along the way, he encounters an ascetic alchemist in a small village. As the young man falls under the spell of the alchemist's quest for enlightenment, a series of disasters--culminating in a total solar eclipse--strikes the village, with profound consequences. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKeiichiro Hirano's \u003ci\u003eEclipse\u003c\/i\u003e was a meteoric literary sensation when it first appeared in 1998. Its author, still an undergraduate, was hailed as a prodigy; the book received Japan's most prestigious literary award, the Akutagawa Prize, and became a bestseller. Set on the eve of the Renaissance in Europe, \u003ci\u003eEclipse\u003c\/i\u003e depicts a society that is on the surface vastly different from modern-day Japan. Yet its account of a challenge to dualistic binaries and ossified worldviews holds striking contemporary resonance and philosophical depth. Taking the form of a memoir, \u003ci\u003eEclipse\u003c\/i\u003e brings together an evocative portrayal of its historical setting, including the lore of medieval alchemy, with a rich literary lexicon, lush imagery, and psychological intricacy. This vivid translation offers Anglophone readers a vital work by one of Japan's most distinctive voices.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Eclipse | Keiichiro Hirano | Paperback | 9780231214919 | New | Fiction 1643835","offer_id":50707964985602,"sku":"1643835","price":34.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/413VgpRuNGL.jpg?v=1791702499","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/eclipse-1","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}