{"product_id":"patient-x-the-case-book-of-ryunosuke-akutagawa-paperback","title":"Patient X: The Case-Book of Ryunosuke Akutagawa - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Peace\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these twelve interconnected tales, David Peace--acclaimed author of the \u003ci\u003eRed Riding Quartet, Occupied City, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTokyo Year Zero\u003c\/i\u003e--weaves fact and fiction as he takes up the brief but fiercely lived life of the early-twentieth-century Japanese writer Ryūnosuke Akutagawa. Unique and offbeat, \u003ci\u003ePatient X\u003c\/i\u003e delves into Akutagawa's rich and complicated private life: his fears and battles with mental illness; his complex reaction to the Westernization of Japan; his exacting creative process; and his suicide, weaving these facets into a hauntingly evocative portrait. But \u003ci\u003ePatient X\u003c\/i\u003e is more than a paean to one remarkable writer: it is also an incandescent exploration of the act and obsession of writing itself, and of the role of the artist in times that darkly mirror our own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Peace--named in 2003 one of \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e's Best of Young British Novelists--was born and brought up in Yorkshire. He is the author of the Red Riding Quartet (\u003ci\u003eNineteen Seventy-Four, Nineteen Seventy-Seven, Nineteen Eighty and Nineteen Eighty-Three\u003c\/i\u003e); \u003ci\u003eGB84, \u003c\/i\u003e which was awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize; \u003ci\u003eThe Damned Utd \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eRed or Dead, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize. The final part of his Tokyo Trilogy--to follow \u003ci\u003eTokyo Year Zero\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOccupied City\u003c\/i\u003e--will appear after \u003ci\u003ePatient X, \u003c\/i\u003e his tenth novel. He lives in Tokyo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 20, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47081104605323,"sku":"9780525564119","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/1IUjbBdoPJ9780525564119.webp?v=1779879024","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/patient-x-the-case-book-of-ryunosuke-akutagawa-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}