{"product_id":"facing-the-bridge-9781803511887","title":"Facing the Bridge","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFacing the Bridge\u003c\/i\u003e, obsession becomes delight as the reader is whisked into a world where identities flicker and shift in three tales by master storyteller Yoko Tawada.\u003c\/p\u003eAmo, an African kidnapped to Europe as a boy, and Tamao, a Japanese exchange student in Germany, live in different countries but are being followed by the same shadow; Kazuko, a young professional tourist, is lured to Vietnam by a mysterious postcard; on the Canary Islands, a nameless translator battles a banana grove and a series of Saint Georges... \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese three tales by master storyteller Yoko Tawada cross cultures and histories with a sensuous playfulness. In \u003ci\u003eFacing the Bridge\u003c\/i\u003e, obsession becomes delight as the reader is whisked into a world where identities flicker and shift in a never-ending balance in three stories by master storyteller Yoko Tawada.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781803511887\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 31 Mar 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Granta Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 19.8(H)x12.9(L)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eYoko Tawada writes in both Japanese and German. She has received the Akutagawa Prize among other awards, and is the author of \u003ci\u003eMemoirs of a Polar Bear\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Bridegroom was a Dog\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eScattered all Over the Earth, The Naked Eye \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Last Children of Tokyo\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the National Book Award under the title \u003ci\u003eThe Emissary\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMargaret Mitsutani is a translator of Yoko Tawada and Kenzaburö Öe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e'Tawada writes beautifully about unbearable things' -- Sara Baume\u003cbr\u003e'Magnificently strange' -- Rivka Galchen\u003cbr\u003e'Every Yoko Tawada novel pulls the ground out from under us, but gives us new senses in return' -- Madeleine Thien\u003cbr\u003e'Tawada disrupts our perception and reveals the terror and beauty of our world as we get lost in it, and regain our footing through reading her novels' -- Kit Fan\u003cbr\u003e'What propels Tawada's stories is the unassailable logic of dreams and fairy tales, coupled with verbal energy. Tawada's images resonate simultaneously on different levels' * Village Voice *","brand":"Yoko Tawada","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48544263504089,"sku":"9781803511887","price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9781803511887.jpg?v=1776452108","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/facing-the-bridge-9781803511887","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}