{"product_id":"arimasen","title":"arimasen","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAuthor: Michael Hoffman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eISBN \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e978-1-63868-100-7 (eBook); \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e940 pages\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Is Arimasen a nation, then?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“As to what Arimasen is and is not… oh, Ephraim, did you but know what a subject you… unwittingly, in all innocence… oh, children, how I love your bright, shining faces, your bright, shining eyes! Is Arimasen a nation? No. Arimasen is not a nation. Nor a planet. Nor a city.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A state of mind, then!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Perhaps, Umeboshi, it is that. Perhaps. I said not a planet. And yet… yes, a planet. I said not a city. And yet… yes, a city. A state of mind, Umeboshi has suggested. Marilyn – Mizubasho – give us your opinion. What do you say Arimasen is?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I say… it is the city, or planet, or state of mind, to which you, Rose, are leading us.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I? Leading? No, children. Not leading. Following.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMichael Hoffman is Canadian by birth, Japanese by adoption. His previous books include \"Cipangu, Golden Cipangu: Essays in Japanese History,\" \"In the Land of the Kami: A Journey into the Hearts of Japan,\" the fiction collection \"Other Worlds\" and \"Fuji, Sinai, Olympos\" (essays).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Virtualbookworm Publishing","offers":[{"title":"eBook (epub)","offer_id":43329398603874,"sku":"oqg1789306225249","price":7.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0628\/0439\/4082\/files\/arimasen_1.jpg?v=1789306232","url":"https:\/\/www.elmwoodmarket.shop\/products\/arimasen","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}