{"product_id":"the-gun-paperback-1","title":"The Gun - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFuminori Nakamura\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAllison Markin Powell\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Tokyo college student's discovery and eventual obsession with a stolen handgun awakens something dark inside him. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e On a nighttime walk along a Tokyo riverbank, a young man named Nishikawa stumbles on a dead body, beside which lies a gun. From the moment Nishikawa decides to take the gun, the world around him blurs. Knowing he possesses the weapon brings an intoxicating sense of purpose to his dull university life. But soon Nishikawa's personal entanglements become unexpectedly complicated: he finds himself romantically involved with two women while his biological father, whom he's never met, lies dying in a hospital. Through it all, he can't stop thinking about the gun--and the four bullets loaded in its chamber. As he spirals into obsession, his focus is consumed by one idea: that possessing the gun is no longer enough--he must fire it.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFuminori Nakamura was born in 1977 and graduated from Fukushima University in 2000. He has won numerous prizes for his writing, including the Ōe Prize, Japan's largest literary award; the David L. Goodis Award; and the prestigious Akutagawa Prize. \u003ci\u003eThe Thief\u003c\/i\u003e, his first novel to be translated into English, was a finalist for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize. His other novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Kingdom\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEvil and the Mask\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Boy in the EarthLast Winter, We Parted\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.4 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 24, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42735050522687,"sku":"9781616957681","price":20.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/e304b6851c3f12e587e73ddec28b939e.webp?v=1765142072","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-gun-paperback-1","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}