{"product_id":"the-story-of-a-single-woman","title":"The Story of a Single Woman (Pushkin Press Classics)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA piercingly beautiful and candid novel of love, sex and independence in 1920s Japan by a trailblazing Japanese writer.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrowing up in a remote mountain village, Kazue always nurtured a spirit of independence. Ignoring the values of her traditional community, she rejects an early arranged marriage and embarks on a scandalous affair. Exiled from her home, Kazue departs to follow her impulses wherever they might lead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDriven by her enduring hope and resilience, Kazue goes first to Korea and then to Tokyo, taking up with a series of men but always casting out again on her own path. Sparklingly beautiful, \u003cem\u003eThe Story of a Single Woman\u003c\/em\u003e is an autobiographical account of desire and freedom by a trailblazing Japanese writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart of the Pushkin Press Classics series: timeless storytelling by icons of literature, hand-picked from around the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTranslated by Rebecca Copeland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChiyo Uno (1897–1996) was a celebrated Japanese writer who was best known for turning her eventful life into prize-winning, acclaimed novels. She was raised in Iwakuni, a small castle town on the Inland Sea near Hiroshima. She left home young and worked a variety of jobs, from teaching to waiting tables to founding a fashion magazine. On a whim, she submitted a story to a newspaper writing competition in 1921, and she received the top prize. She began writing novels which drew on her personal experience, scandalising her contemporaries with stories of women who forged their own path and had extra-marital affairs. Uno became a beloved author in Japan, with her memoir eventually being adapted into a popular TV drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Translator\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRebecca Copeland is a writer of fiction and literary criticism and a translator of Japanese literature. Her stories travel between Japan and the American South and touch on questions of identity, belonging, and self-discovery. \u003cem\u003eThe Kimono Tattoo\u003c\/em\u003e, her debut work, takes readers on a journey into Kyoto’s intricate world of kimono design, and into a mystery that interweaves family dynamics, loss, and reconciliation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12.9 x 1.5 x 19.8 cm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pushkin Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46525356408989,"sku":"9781805332312","price":69.9,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0511\/7575\/1837\/files\/9781805332312.jpg?v=1766146531","url":"https:\/\/mphonline.com\/products\/the-story-of-a-single-woman","provider":"MPHOnline.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}