{"product_id":"artists-of-the-floating-world-9780761835998","title":"Artists of the Floating World","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis work analyzes the fiction of four contemporary multicultural writers who render a ''floating world'' in which cultures converge or collide in unexpected, exciting, and dangerous ways. The novels and short stories of Kazuo Ishiguro, Bessie Head, Bharati Mukherjee, and Salman Rushdie explore a literal and metaphorical floating world (adapted from the Japanese concept of ''ukiyo''-a still-point between briefly-held earthly pleasures and spiritual immutability) where the characters, like their authors, are poised between conflicting worlds, cultures, and traditions. The manner in which these four authors articulate such a ''floating'' experience, Burton argues, enriches our understanding and appreciation of the increasingly interconnected world around us.","brand":"Rlpg\/Galleys","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037804626263,"sku":"9780761835998","price":35.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780761835998.jpg?v=1750937405","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/artists-of-the-floating-world-9780761835998","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}