{"product_id":"seiobo-there-below","title":"Seiobo There Below","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSeiobo There Below\u003c\/h1\u003eLászló Krasznahorkai,László Krasznahorkai\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003eSeptember 24 2013\u003cbr\u003eEAN: 9780811219679\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 0811219674\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eItems marked as \u003cb\u003eWAREHOUSE\u003c\/b\u003e may take additional time to be delivered to your address or picked up in the store.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSynopsis: Seiobo -- a Japanese goddess -- has a peach tree in her garden that blossoms once every three thousand years: its fruit brings immortality. In \u003cem\u003eSeiobo There Below\u003c\/em\u003e, we see her returning again and again to mortal realms, searching for a glimpse of perfection. Beauty, in Krasznahorkai's new novel, reflects, however fleetingly, the sacred -- even if we are mostly unable to bear it. \u003cem\u003eSeiobo\u003c\/em\u003e shows us an ancient Buddha being restored; Perugino managing his workshop; a Japanese Noh actor rehearsing; a fanatic of Baroque music lecturing a handful of old villagers; tourists intruding into the rituals of Japan's most sacred shrine; a heron hunting.... Over these scenes and more -- structured by the Fibonacci sequence -- Seiobo hovers, watching it all.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"27th Letter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67391347818541,"sku":"WHS-9bb62481104a40d89375339309740301","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0673\/3588\/0749\/files\/original_7871a1cd-fdad-4b99-b5e5-8c9143a903fa.jpg?v=1787353530","url":"https:\/\/27thletterbooks.com\/products\/seiobo-there-below","provider":"27th Letter Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}