{"product_id":"the-beggar-student-paperback","title":"The Beggar Student - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOsamu Dazai\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSam Bett\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fictional writer in his thirties named Osamu Dazai has just mailed his publisher an awful manuscript, filling him with dread and shame. Wandering along a river in a nearby park in suburban Tokyo, he meets a high-school dropout and the two get into an intellectual spat. Eventually, Dazai finds himself agreeing to perform in the boy's place that very night as the live narrator of a film screening...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo begins the madcap adventure of \u003cem\u003eThe Beggar Student\u003c\/em\u003e, where there is glamor in destitution and glimmerings of truth in intellectual one-upmanship. Replete with settings straight out of the popular anime \u003cem\u003eBungo Stray Dogs\u003c\/em\u003e and echoes of the themes in \u003cem\u003eNo Longer Human\u003c\/em\u003e, this biting novella captures the infamous Japanese writer at his mordant best.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 10, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42686365433919,"sku":"9780811238588","price":15.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/a65b853e99f97d7733e936d0e2ea74de.webp?v=1764974693","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-beggar-student-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}