{"product_id":"9781803511177","title":"Vanishing World","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Sayaka Murata\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 24 April 2025 by GRANTA BOOKS in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHardback | 240 pages\u003cbr\u003e143 x 224 x 25mm | 354g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Normality is the creepiest madness there is...'In our near-future world, children are solely conceived by artificial insemination. Even sex between married couples is viewed as taboo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmane's family is irregular. Her parents copulated to create her and hope that she too will find love and have a child with the person she marries. But Amane falls in line with society's way of thinking and wants a regular 'clean' marriage. Then she hears of a place that is the subject of a social experiment. Everyone in Paradise-Eden will act as one big family. Could this be the perfect third way?Praise for Sayaka Murata's fiction:'Exhilarating, weird and funny' Sally Rooney'Radical, hilarious, heartbeaking' Elif Batuman'A gift to anyone who has ever felt at odds with the world' Ruth Ozeki\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sayaka Murata","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56261436375365,"sku":"9781803511177","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0994\/3721\/6069\/files\/9781803511177.jpg?v=1763038741","url":"https:\/\/stripyduckbookshopcafe.co.uk\/products\/9781803511177","provider":"The Stripy Duck Bookshop Café","version":"1.0","type":"link"}