{"product_id":"terminal-boredom-stories","title":"Terminal Boredom: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eNamed a Most Anticipated Book of 2021 by \u003ci\u003eThrillist, The Millions, Frieze, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Metropolis Japan\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first English language publication of the work of Izumi Suzuki, a legend of Japanese science fiction and a countercultural icon \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt turns nonchalantly hip and charmingly deranged, Suzuki's singular slant on speculative fiction would be echoed in countless later works, from Margaret Atwood and Harumi Murakami, to Black Mirror and Ex Machina. In these darkly playful and punky stories, the fantastical elements are always earthed by the universal pettiness of strife between the sexes, and the gritty reality of life on the lower rungs, whatever planet that ladder might be on. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTranslated by Polly Barton, Sam Bett, David Boyd, Daniel Joseph, Aiko Masubuchi, and Helen O'Horan.","brand":"Verso Fiction","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51826573050087,"sku":"9781788739887","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_6d8b74d8-e144-465a-9230-25dbb9feae6a.jpg?v=1772308022","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/terminal-boredom-stories","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}