{"product_id":"paprika-paperback","title":"Paprika - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eYasutaka Tsutsui\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWidely acknowledged as Yasutaka Tsutsui's masterpiece, \u003ci\u003ePaprika\u003c\/i\u003e unites his surreal, quirky imagination with a mind-bending narrative about a psychiatric institute that has developed the technology to invade people's dreams. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When prototype models of a dream-invading device go missing at the Institute for Psychiatric Research, it transpires that someone is using them to drive people insane. Threatened both personally and professionally, brilliant psychotherapist Atsuko Chiba has to journey into the world of fantasy to fight her mysterious opponents. As she delves ever deeper into the imagination, the borderline between dream and reality becomes increasingly blurred, and nightmares begin to leak into the everyday realm. The scene is set for a final showdown between the dream detective and her enemies, with the subconscious as their battleground, and the future of the waking world at stake.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of modern Japan's most renowned writers, \u003cb\u003eYasutaka Tsutsui\u003c\/b\u003e has won the Tanizaki Prize, the Kawabata Prize, and several other awards. He was decorated as a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres by the French government.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 12, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42695011565631,"sku":"9780307389183","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/9c9d1d09dab5829b7cf004d8416e0428.webp?v=1765002537","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/paprika-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}