{"product_id":"2940193411253","title":"The Dilemmas of Working Women: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Now offered in translation for the first time, this collection featuring women navigating societal expectations (and their small rebellions) is a classic.” - \u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA spiky, edgy collection of five sly yet sensitive stories spotlighting clear-eyed and “difficult” women who are navigating their identities as workers and women in contemporary Japan-a feminist, anti-capitalist modern classic published outside Asia and in English for the first time.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Dilemmas of Working Women\u003c\/em\u003e is Fumio Yamamoto's darkly witty look at modern Japanese women who are ambivalent about their lives and jobs. In “Naked,” a woman who's simultaneously lost her business and her husband finds that it is surprisingly comfortable to stay at home sewing stuffed animals, even if it makes her a “loser” in the eyes of society. In “Planarian,” a young woman recovering from breast cancer tells her friends and boyfriend that she would prefer to be the titular worm to organically regenerate her body. Each of these spiky women-as well as the three other protagonists in this groundbreaking work-chafes against social expectations that equate work with worth and demand women squeeze into the confining and sometimes dehumanizing role of employee in a world built by and for men.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in Japan in 2000, \u003cem\u003eThe Dilemmas of Working Women\u003c\/em\u003e struck a nerve with Japanese readers and became a bestselling literary sensation, selling nearly half a million copies and winning the prestigious Naoki Prize in Literature. A quarter of a century later, this brilliant modern classic-available for the first time outside Asia and in English-remains deliciously funny and astonishingly relevant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslated from the Japanese by Brian Bergstrom\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46329648644337,"sku":"2940193411253","price":23.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/2940193411253_p0.jpg?v=1765053576","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940193411253","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}