{"product_id":"miracles-paperback-6","title":"Miracles - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSono Ayako\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKevin Doak\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMiracles\u003c\/em\u003e, a minor classic of Japanese literature, is a major contribution to fiction in pursuit of the supernatural. Sono Ayako's searching novel centers on Polish martyr Maximilian Kolbe, the \"saint of Auschwitz.\" She retraces the extraordinary feats of this Conventual Franciscan-from his mission to Japan to the concentration camp where Kolbe offered up his life to save a man condemned to death. Through the veil of fiction Ayako meditates on the nature of self-sacrifice and the possibility of believable miracles in a disenchanted world. In her preface to \u003cem\u003eMiracles\u003c\/em\u003e she writes: \"Before he died, this priest flung a tough question like a red-hot iron rod at the dried-up soul of modern Man. The question was, 'what does it mean for us to love one another?'\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSono Ayako (b. 1931) is one of postwar Japan's most prolific writers. Her fiction was shortlisted for the prestigious Akutagawa Prize. Besides \u003cem\u003eMiracles\u003c\/em\u003e, only \u003cem\u003eWatcher from the Shore\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eNo Reason for Murder\u003c\/em\u003e have been translated into English. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 230\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 09, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42736683089983,"sku":"9781951319809","price":16.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/fa1f0425b2f9f0bebca55f5a7e1d3efa.webp?v=1765147491","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/miracles-paperback-6","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}