{"product_id":"a-souvenir-of-japan-by-angela-carter","title":"A Souvenir of Japan by Angela Carter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFive stories of desire and discovery set in 1970s Japan, from weird fiction's most influential pioneer - Angela Carter \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn Englishwoman muses on her affair with a younger Japanese man. A spurned lover seeks intimacy in another chance encounter. A boy stumbles upon a mirror world while walking in the woods. In five mesmerising, fantastical tales of 1970s Japan, Angela Carter explores what it means to arrive in a world different from one’s own, and to transform profoundly – sometimes terrifyingly – in the process. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBRIEF ENCOUNTERS: classic novellas and captivating stories, to be read in a single sitting or savoured over days\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57084965650812,"sku":"9781529983722","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1427\/7594\/files\/New-2026-07-09T105352.482.png?v=1783592869","url":"https:\/\/shop.penguin.co.uk\/products\/a-souvenir-of-japan-by-angela-carter","provider":"Penguin Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}