{"product_id":"east-is-east","title":"T. C Boyle: East is East [1996] paperback","description":"Trained in the way of the Samurai, dreaming of the City of Brotherly Love, Hiro Tanaka impetuously jumps ship off the coast of Georgia - only to wash up on a barrier island populated by rednecks, descendants of black slaves, and a colony of crazed artists. Terrifying one islander - literally - to death, and fleeing not only from the Immigration Agents but also an elderly lady convinced he is Seiji Ozawa, Tanaka is unwittingly caught up in a hilarious and irretievably complicated spider's web of misunderstandings. His sole refuge on the island, the manipulative and ambiguous novelist Ruth Dershowitz, only draws him in ever deeper \"Hilarious. A talented entertainer with a beady eye for the absurdities of culture shock.\" - \"Guardian\". \"Boyle has a fine descriptive eye and peoples the novel with wonderfully absurd characters.\" - \"Time Out\".","brand":"Boyle, T. C","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":50018332279123,"sku":"XV80747529330","price":8.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/boyle-t-c-east-is-east-xv80747529330-60570476708179.jpg?v=1735532047","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/east-is-east","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}