{"product_id":"books-parade-by-hiromi-kawakami","title":"Parade","description":"On a summer afternoon, Tsukiko and her former high school teacher have prepared and eaten \u003ci\u003esomen\u003c\/i\u003e noodles together. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Tell me a story from long ago, Sensei says. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e I wasn't alive long ago, Tsukiko says, but should I tell you a story from when I was little? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Please do, Sensei replies, and so Tsukiko tells him that, when she was a child, she awakened one day to find something with a pale red face and something with a dark red face in her room, arguing with each other. They had human bodies, long noses, and wings. They were \u003ci\u003etengu\u003c\/i\u003e, creatures that appear in Japanese folktales. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The tengu attach themselves to Tsukiko and begin to follow her everywhere. Where did they come from and why are they here? And what other invisible and unacknowledged forces are acting upon Tsukiko's seemingly peaceful world?","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53508218814737,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781593765804.jpg?v=1778141898","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-parade-by-hiromi-kawakami","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}