{"product_id":"five-japanese-love-stories-folio-society-119","title":"Five Japanese Love Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eFive Japanese Love Stories by Ihara Saikaku, translated by William Theodore de Bary, eight full-page wood engravings by Mark Severin. Full pale green artificial silk. Grey endleaves with a design in purple by Severin. Dark purple-red slipcase. 20.7 x 14.6 cm. 160 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFive Japanese Love Stories presents a selection of tales exploring romance, longing, devotion and tragedy within Japanese literary tradition. The stories portray love in a variety of forms, often shaped by social obligation, family expectations and the tension between personal desire and duty. Rich in atmosphere and cultural detail, the tales provide a glimpse into Japanese attitudes toward beauty, honour and relationships. Their mixture of tenderness, melancholy and dramatic emotion gives the collection a distinctive character.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Folio Vault","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":55216367731027,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Good","offer_id":55421095477587,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/thefoliovault.com\/products\/five-japanese-love-stories-folio-society-119","provider":"Folio Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}