{"product_id":"one-woman-and-the-war","title":"One Woman and the War","description":"\u003cp\u003eA melancholic portrait of Tokyo at the edge of collapse during the final days of World War II, by a celebrated Garo cartoonist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdapted from Ango Sakaguchi’s famous historical fiction\/romance writing, the graphic novel follows two people bound not by love, but by proximity to ruin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA former sex worker, she is emotionally sealed off, incapable of feeling pleasure in any familiarway. A writer, he is numb and adrift, and drawn to her detachment from the unraveling world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether, they have made an agreement: they will stay together until the war ends—or they die.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrifting through bomb shelters, burned-out streets, and nights heavy with smoke, desire, and resignation, terror becomes a strange fascination; destruction takes on an erotic charge. There is something beautiful, almost intoxicating, about the end.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKondō’s minimalist manga style heightens the void—thin lines, empty rooms, distant gazes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslated by award-winning David Boyd (Breasts and Eggs), this long-awaited release will be an instant classic.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Odd Mart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51685961171111,"sku":"9781770469013","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0852\/0926\/files\/9781770469013.jpg?v=1793217199","url":"https:\/\/oddmart.com\/products\/one-woman-and-the-war","provider":"Odd Mart","version":"1.0","type":"link"}