{"product_id":"one-woman-and-the-war","title":"One Woman and the War","description":"A melancholic portrait of Tokyo at the edge of collapse during the final days of World War II, by a celebrated Garo cartoonist. Adapted from Ango Sakaguchi s famous historical fiction\/romance writing, the graphic novel follows two people bound not by love, but by proximity to ruin. A former sex worker, she is emotionally sealed off, incapable of feeling pleasure in any familiar way. A writer, he is numb and adrift, and drawn to her detachment from the unraveling world. Together, they have made an agreement: they will stay together until the war ends or they die. Drifting through bomb shelters, burned-out streets, and nights heavy with smoke, desire, and resignation, terror becomes a strange fascination; destruction takes on an erotic charge. There is something beautiful, almost intoxicating, about the end. Kond? s minimalist manga style heightens the void thin lines, empty rooms, distant gazes. Translated by award-winning David Boyd (Breasts and Eggs), this long-awaited release will be an instant classic.","brand":"Drawn and Quarterly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58801605443919,"sku":"9781770469013","price":43.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.suomalainen.com\/products\/one-woman-and-the-war","provider":"Suomalainen.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}