{"product_id":"lion-cross-point","title":"Lion Cross Point","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eLion Cross Point\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eMasatsugu Ono\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781931883702\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eTwo Lines Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2018\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eTranslation\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e128\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy the winner of the Akutagawa Prize, Japan's most prestigious literary award\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow does a shy, traumatized boy overcome the shame, anger, and sadness that silence him? In \u003cem\u003eLion Cross Point\u003c\/em\u003e, celebrated Japanese author Masatsugu Ono turns his gentle pen to the mind of ten-year-old Takeru, who arrives at his family's home village amid a scorching summer, carrying memories of unspeakable acts against his mother and brother. As Takeru befriends Mitsuko, his new caretaker, and Saki, his spunky neighbor, he meets more of his mother's old friends, discovering her history and inching toward a new idea of family and home. All the while he begins to see a strange figure called Bunji--the same name as a delicate young boy who mysteriously vanished long ago on the village's breathtaking coastline at Lion Cross Point. At once a subtle portrayal of a child's sense of memory and community, an empowering exploration of how we find the words to encompass our trauma, and a spooky Japanese ghost story, \u003cem\u003eLion Cross Point\u003c\/em\u003e is gripping and poignant, reminiscent of Kenzaburō Ōe's best work. Acts of heartless brutality mix with surprising moments of pure kindness, creating this utterly truthful, cathartic tale of an unforgettable young boy.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Two Lines Press","offers":[{"title":"Lion Cross Point | Masatsugu Ono | Hardcover | 9781931883702 | Used: Like New | Back Stacks E 1784086","offer_id":50773680161026,"sku":"1784086","price":20.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/91teSzP6hGL.jpg?v=1792139435","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/lion-cross-point","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}