{"product_id":"bicycle-days-isbn-9780375702754","title":"Bicycle Days","description":"When Alec Stern arrives in Japan, he discovers a land of opportunity. For only in Tokyo could an impressionable young man fresh out of college find, in one stroke, a new job, a new family, and a society that lavishes attention on Japanese-speaking \u003ci\u003egaijin\u003c\/i\u003e. Yet, even as Alec claims a place in this new world, he is haunted by memories of the one he left behind—a world once infinitely secure but which disintegrated with the breakup of his parents' marriage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this incandescently observed novel, John Burnham Schwartz introduces readers to one of the most appealing protagonists in contemporary fiction while enchanting them with the keenness of his eye and the aptness of his voice. Through its exquisitely rendered scenes—a fishing trip of Zen-like serenity; a night at a sex club where giggling businessmen dive into the action—and vividly imagined characters—the laughing mother who taught Alec to ride a bicycle; the beautiful sad Japanese woman who teaches him how to love—\u003ci\u003eBicycle Days\u003c\/i\u003e surprises, moves, and enlightens us as very few books do.\"Graceful ... reminiscent of Fitzgerald.... [It] leaves us holding our breath for more.\" —\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Luminous...linger[s] after the story is finished.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Has freshness and energy...announces the debut of a bright new voice in fiction.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Schwartz subtly evokes the stirrings and upheavals of a culture, and a person, in transition.\" —\u003ci\u003eDetroit Free Press\u003c\/i\u003eJophn Burnham Schwartz is the autho of \u003cb\u003eReservation Road\u003c\/b\u003e. He lives in New York City with his wife, filmmaker Aleksandra Crapanzano.","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305327841509,"sku":"NP9780375702754","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780375702754.jpg?v=1767722570","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/bicycle-days-isbn-9780375702754","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}