{"product_id":"paradise-isbn-9781932234237","title":"Paradise","description":"What if your soul mate isn’t encountered once in a lifetime but once in millennia?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the unique imagination of the author of the \u003ci\u003eRing\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy, which inspired blockbuster films on both sides of the Pacific, comes an unconventional love story that finds the Japanese master delivering a pure page-turner outside the horror genre. Comprising three distinct parts each of which is a tale of adventure, \u003ci\u003eParadise\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates that the sinister poet of humidity who made use of wetness to raise chills in \u003ci\u003eDark Water\u003c\/i\u003e is just as much in his element plotting adrenaline-fueled searches across the desert.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the arid badlands of prehistoric Asia, a lovelorn youth violates a sacred tribal taboo against representing human figures by etching an image of his beloved. When the foretold punishment comes to pass, the two must embark on a journey across the world, and time itself, to try to reclaim their destiny. A mysterious spirit guides them towards a surprise destination that readers may indeed find quite close to home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublished a year before \u003ci\u003eRing\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eParadise\u003c\/i\u003e was Koji Suzuki’s groundbreaking first novel that launched his career as a fiction writer. Winner of the Japan Fantasy Award, it was immediately made into an animated TV series. Filled with exotic locales, betrayal, action, romance, and ideas, \u003ci\u003eParadise\u003c\/i\u003e should delight fans of David Mitchell’s \u003ci\u003eCloud Atlas\u003c\/i\u003e as well as devotees of the non-horror fare of Stephen King, to whom Suzuki is frequently compared.Praise from PETER STRAUB, author of \u003ci\u003eIn the Night Room\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This first novel by Koji Suzuki, who went on to reinvent contemporary horror in the classic \u003ci\u003eRing\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy, gleams with imaginative power. A love story refracted through time, \u003ci\u003eParadise\u003c\/i\u003e pretty much made time disappear while I read it–one whole Saturday flew past. What a pleasure, and what a wonderful writer.”Koji Suzuki was born in 1957 in Hamamatsu, southwest of Tokyo. He attended Keio University where he majored in French. After graduating he held numerous odd jobs, including a stint as a cram school teacher. Also a self-described jock, he holds a first-class yachting license and crossed the U.S., from Key West to Los Angeles, on his motorcycle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe father of two daughters, Suzuki is a respected authority on childrearing and has written numerous works on the subject. He acquired his expertise when he was a struggling writer and househusband. Suzuki also has translated a children's book into Japanese, \u003ci\u003eThe Little Sod Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e by the crime novelist Simon Brett.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1990, Suzuki's first full-length work, \u003ci\u003eParadise\u003c\/i\u003e won the Japanese Fantasy Novel Award and launched his career as a fiction writer. \u003ci\u003eRing\u003c\/i\u003e, written with a baby on his lap, catapulted him to fame, and the multi-million selling sequels \u003ci\u003eSpiral \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLoop\u003c\/i\u003e cemented his reputation as a world-class talent. Often called the \"Stephen King of Japan,\" Suzuki has played a crucial role in establishing mainstream credentials for horror novels in his country. He is based in Tokyo but loves to travel, often in the United States.","brand":"Vertical","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304578797797,"sku":"NP9781932234237","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781932234237.jpg?v=1767734478","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/paradise-isbn-9781932234237","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}