{"product_id":"trinity-trinity-trinity-paperback","title":"Trinity, Trinity, Trinity - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eErika Kobayashi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBrian Bergstrom\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Delicately weaves generations of women to the lasting wounds of nuclear destruction and the hubris of war. A unique and unforgettable novel.\" \u003cb\u003e--Kali Fajardo-Anstine, author of \u003ci\u003eWoman of Light\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA literary thriller about the effects of nuclear power on the mind, body, and recorded history of three generations of Japanese women.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNine years after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster, Japan is preparing for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. An unnamed narrator wakes up in a cold, sterile room, unable to recall her past. Across the country, the elderly begin to hear voices emanating from black stones, compelling them to behave in strange and unpredictable ways. The voices are a symptom of a disease called \"Trinity.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs details about the disease come to light, we encounter a thread of linked histories--Prometheus stealing fire from the gods, the discovery of radiation, the nuclear arms race, the subsequent birth of nuclear energy, and the disaster in Fukushima. The thread linking these events begins to unravel in the lead-up to a terrorist attack at the Japan National Olympic Stadium. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA work of speculative fiction reckoning with the consequences of the past and continued effects of nuclear power, \u003ci\u003eTrinity, Trinity, Trinity\u003c\/i\u003e follows the lives of three generations of women as they grapple with the legacy of mankind's quest for light and power.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eErika Kobayashi is a novelist and visual artist based in Tokyo. Kobayashi creates works that are inspired by things invisible to the eye: time and history, family and memory, and the traces left in places. She was awarded the 44th Japan Sherlock Holmes Club Encouragement Award in 2022 for her novel \u003ci\u003eHis Last Bow (\u003c\/i\u003eKodansha, ) the 7th Tekken Heterotopia Literary Prize in 2020 for her novel \u003ci\u003eTrinity, Trinity, Trinity (\u003c\/i\u003eShūeisha, ) and won the the 2022-2023 Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission Prizes (JUSFC) for the English translation of Japanese literature for \u003ci\u003eTrinity, Trinity, Trinity, \u003c\/i\u003e translated by Brian Bergstrom. \u003ci\u003eTrinity, Trinity, Trinity\u003c\/i\u003e is her latest novel and her story collection \u003ci\u003eSunrise: Radiant Stories, \u003c\/i\u003eis forthcoming from Astra House in 2023. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTRANSLATOR BIO: \u003c\/b\u003e Brian Bergstrom is a lecturer and translator who has lived in Chicago, Kyoto, and Yokohama. His writing and translations have appeared in publications including \u003ci\u003eGranta, Aperture, Lit Hub, Mechademia, Japan Forum, positions: asia critique\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the editor and principal translator of \u003ci\u003eWe, the Children of Cats\u003c\/i\u003e by Tomoyuki Hoshino (PM Press), which was longlisted for the 2013 Best Translated Book Award. His translation of \u003ci\u003eTrinity, Trinity, Trinity\u003c\/i\u003e by Erika Kobayashi (Astra House, 2022) won the 2022 Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission (JUSFC) Prize for the Translation of Japanese Literature. He is currently based in Montréal, Canada.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 13, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42702107344959,"sku":"9781662602108","price":19.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/d0687db1602df15fd4f89211e80a8d69.webp?v=1765023167","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/trinity-trinity-trinity-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}