{"product_id":"under-the-eye-of-the-big-bird","title":"Under the Eye of the Big Bird","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"224\" data-end=\"803\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"239\" data-end=\"270\"\u003eUnder the Eye of the Big Bird\u003c\/em\u003e is a haunting and thought-provoking novel by Hiromi Kawakami that imagines a distant, post-human future. Structured as a series of interconnected stories, the book paints a fragmented portrait of a world where human beings are no longer born but manufactured in factories, altered with animal traits such as gills or the ability to photosynthesize. As humans become increasingly alien, they are watched over by artificial intelligences called the \"Watchers\" and \"Mothers,\" designed to preserve what remains of a fading civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"805\" data-end=\"1065\" class=\"\"\u003eIn this quiet apocalypse, Kawakami explores existential questions: What does it mean to be human when biology is engineered? What happens to society when individuality and fertility vanish? And can meaning still be found in a world on the brink of dissolution?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1067\" data-end=\"1092\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1067\" data-end=\"1090\"\u003eWhy Read This Book?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1093\" data-end=\"1522\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1093\" data-end=\"1179\" class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1095\" data-end=\"1179\" class=\"\"\u003eA chilling and poetic meditation on humanity's potential evolution and extinction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1180\" data-end=\"1276\" class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1182\" data-end=\"1276\" class=\"\"\u003eBeautifully written in Kawakami's signature style: spare, surreal, and emotionally resonant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1277\" data-end=\"1374\" class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1279\" data-end=\"1374\" class=\"\"\u003ePresents a deeply imaginative future with philosophical reflections on identity and survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1375\" data-end=\"1431\" class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1377\" data-end=\"1431\" class=\"\"\u003eShortlisted for the 2024 International Booker Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1432\" data-end=\"1522\" class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1434\" data-end=\"1522\" class=\"\"\u003ePerfect for readers who enjoy speculative fiction with literary and contemplative depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1524\" data-end=\"2085\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1524\" data-end=\"1544\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1524\" data-end=\"2085\" class=\"\"\u003eHiromi Kawakami is one of Japan’s most acclaimed contemporary authors. Her works often blur the line between the ordinary and the surreal, exploring themes of memory, transformation, and the emotional intricacies of everyday life. Known internationally for novels such as \u003cem data-start=\"1819\" data-end=\"1845\"\u003eStrange Weather in Tokyo\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-start=\"1850\" data-end=\"1876\"\u003eThe Ten Loves of Nishino\u003c\/em\u003e, Kawakami brings a quiet power and lyrical clarity to everything she writes. \u003cem data-start=\"1954\" data-end=\"1985\"\u003eUnder the Eye of the Big Bird\u003c\/em\u003e continues her tradition of reshaping narrative form while reflecting deeply on the human condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Granta Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46256468787453,"sku":"","price":1440.0,"currency_code":"NPR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/4145\/8840\/files\/71ednHmJy1L._SL1500.jpg?v=1746386887","url":"https:\/\/biblionepal.com\/ar\/products\/under-the-eye-of-the-big-bird","provider":"BIBLIONEPAL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}