{"product_id":"the-bear-and-the-paving-stone-toshiyuki-horie-9781805331421","title":"The Bear and the Paving Stone","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinner   of the prestigious Akutagawa Prize, three dream-like tales of memory and   war\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVisiting a friend in the French   countryside, a man finds himself cast into the quandaries of historical whim,   religious identity, and seeing without sight; a walk along the seashore, upon   the anniversary of a death, becomes a reverie on building sandcastles; and an   innocent break-in at the ruins of an archbishop's residence takes a turn   towards disaster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn three stories that prove the   unavoidable connections of our past, Toshiyuki Horie creates a haunting world   of dreams and memories where everyone ends up where they began - whether they   want to or not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eToshiyuki   Horie (born 1964) is a scholar of French literature and a   professor at Waseda University. He has won many literary prizes, including   the Mishima Yukio Prize, Akutagawa Prize (for The Bear and the   Paving Stone), the Kawabata Yasunari Prize, the Tanizaki   Jun'ichiro Prize and the Yomiuri Prize for Literature (twice).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Toshiyuki Horie","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46597405999347,"sku":"9781805331421","price":22.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/9781805331421.jpg?v=1736190588","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/the-bear-and-the-paving-stone-toshiyuki-horie-9781805331421","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}