{"product_id":"the-pagoda-paperback-1","title":"The Pagoda - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRohan (Nariyuki) Koda\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSakae Shioya\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis novel is a landmark in Japanese literature, widely known, read, and beloved. Sometimes known as \"The Five-Story Pagoda,\" it tells the story of Jubei, a carpenter and craftsman, who dreams of building a pagoda for the Abbot of the Kannoji Temple. Despite his poverty, low station, and poor reputation-he is known as \"the slouch\"- Jubei's determined and uncompromising allegiance to his own vision bring him the possibility of raising a great work for the ages ... but will it stand against the howling demons of a tropical typhoon? Rohan Kōda's The Pagoda (Gojūnotō, 五重塔) first appeared in installments in 1891-1892. This first English translation was published in 1909. Sakae Shioya, the translator, was the author of When I Was a Boy in Japan (1906).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 142\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.33 x 7 x 4.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 17, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42706730156095,"sku":"9781609622411","price":17.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/25d586365a95ceca803814eb7fa51cc3.webp?v=1765041508","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/the-pagoda-paperback-1","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}