{"product_id":"fifty-sounds","title":"Fifty Sounds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy Japan? In \u003cem\u003eFifty Sounds\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the 2019 Fitzcarraldo Editions Essay Prize, Polly Barton attempts to exhaust her obsession with the country she moved to at the age of 21, before eventually becoming a literary translator.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e From min-min, the sound of air screaming, to jin-jin, the sound of being touched for the very first time, from hi'sori, the sound of harbouring masochist tendencies, to mote-mote, the sound of becoming a small-town movie star, \u003cem\u003eFifty Sounds\u003c\/em\u003e is a personal dictionary of the Japanese language, recounting her life as an outsider in Japan. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIrreverent, humane, witty and wise, \u003cem\u003eFifty Sounds\u003c\/em\u003e is an exceptional debut about the quietly revolutionary act of learning, speaking, and living in another language.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Polly Barton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44667946795265,"sku":"9781913097509","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/websitecovertemplate-764.png?v=1710864018","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.pro\/products\/fifty-sounds","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}