{"product_id":"winter-sleep-isbn-9781932234138","title":"Winter Sleep","description":"The legendary Japanese master's \u003ci\u003eWinter Sleep\u003c\/i\u003e take you into the hardboiled world of art—where ex-cons are philosophers, young lovers are combustible, and aesthetics is life. An artist's quest for growth from one of the world's greatest stylists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNakagi, an ex-con painter who has sequestered himself in a mountain cabin, is trying to elevate his art. The only thing breaking his solitude are the visits of two women: an art dealer who wants him to produce the sort of paintings that she would like to buy from him, and a young aspiring, and soulful apprentice. When Nakagi welcomes an escaped felon into the emotionally fraught fold, and begins to teach him to pain well. \u003ci\u003eWinter Sleep\u003c\/i\u003e awakens to a literally incendiary climax.“The spirit of James M. Cain's novels hovers over Winter Sleep, a bleak but compelling slice of deadpan noir.” \u003ci\u003e— \u003cb\u003eThe Seattle Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“(Winter Sleep) gives new meaning to the term ‘splatter’.” \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e— Agony Column\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Kitakata manages his nihilistic climax with consummate control...it's absolutely compelling to read.” \u003ci\u003e— \u003cb\u003eThe Japan Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Kitakata…[is] part Spillane, part Dostoevsky, but always hard-boiled.” \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e— Hackwriters.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eKenzo Kitakata is the undisputed don of hardboiled and mystery writing in Japan. Immensely popular with mature readers both male and female, his works have won numerous literary awards.","brand":"Vertical","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302525489381,"sku":"NP9781932234138","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781932234138.jpg?v=1767744390","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/winter-sleep-isbn-9781932234138","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}