{"product_id":"the-scarlet-gang-of-asakusa-9780520241824","title":"The Scarlet Gang of Asakusa","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the 1920s  Asakusa was to Tokyo what Montmartre had been to 1890s Paris and Times Square was to be to 1940s New York. Available in English for the first time  The Scarlet Gang of Asakusa  by Nobel Prize winner Yasunari Kawabata  captures the decadent allure of this entertainment district  where beggars and teenage prostitutes mixed with revue dancers and famous authors. Originally serialized in a Tokyo daily newspaper in 1929 and 1930  this vibrant novel uses unorthodox  kinetic literary techniques to reflect the raw energy of Asakusa  seen through the eyes of a wandering narrator and the cast of mostly female juvenile delinquents who show him their way of life. Markedly different from Kawabatas later work  The Scarlet Gang of Asakusa shows this important writer in a new light. The annotated edition of this little-known literary gem includes the original illustrations by Ota Saburo. The annotations illuminate Tokyo society and Japanese literature  bringing this fascinating piece of Japanese modernism at last to a wide audience.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45666048311349,"sku":"ByrdShop_0520241827","price":36.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780520241824.jpg?v=1782416892","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-scarlet-gang-of-asakusa-9780520241824","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}