{"product_id":"a-souvenir-of-japan","title":"A Souvenir of Japan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFive stories of desire and discovery set in 1970s Japan, from weird fiction's most influential pioneer - Angela Carter \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn Englishwoman muses on her affair with a younger Japanese man. A spurned lover seeks intimacy in another chance encounter. A boy stumbles upon a mirror world while walking in the woods.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn five mesmerising, fantastical tales of 1970s Japan, Angela Carter explores what it means to arrive in a world different from one’s own, and to transform profoundly – sometimes terrifyingly – in the process. BRIEF ENCOUNTERS: classic novellas and captivating stories, to be read in a single sitting or savoured over days.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e The perfect stocking filler for short fiction readers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003ePublished: 2026\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Vintage Publishing\u003cbr\u003ePages: 112\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003eISBN 10: 152998372X\u003cbr\u003eISBN 13: 9781529983722\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Angela Carter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53916508193034,"sku":null,"price":13.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0282\/6066\/3399\/files\/Screenshot2026-10-15at15.21.32.png?v=1792070608","url":"https:\/\/www.shakespeareandsons.com\/products\/a-souvenir-of-japan","provider":"Shakespeare \u0026 Sons Buchhandel GmbH","version":"1.0","type":"link"}