{"product_id":"9781941220979","title":"KIZUMONOGATARI: Wound Tale","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNISIOISIN\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVertical\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003eAround midnight, under a lonely street lamp in a provincial town in Japan, lies a white woman, a blonde, alone, robbed of all four limbs, yet undead. Indeed, a rumor's been circulating among the local girls that a vampire has come to their backwater, of all places.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKoyomi Araragi, who prefers to avoid having friends because they'd lower his “intensity as a human,\" is naturally skeptical. Yet it is to him that the bloodsucking demon, a concept “dated twice over,\" beckons on the first day of spring break as he makes his way home with a fresh loot of morally compromising periodicals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Always disarmingly candid, often hilariously playful, and sometimes devastatingly moving, \u003ci\u003eKIZUMONOGATARI: Wound Tale\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect gateway into the world of author NISIOISIN, the bestselling young novelist in Japan today. The prequel to \u003ci\u003eBAKEMONOGATARI\u003c\/i\u003e (“Monster Tale\"), this is where the legendary \u003ci\u003eMONOGATARI\u003c\/i\u003e series, whose anime adaptations have enjoyed international popularity and critical acclaim, begins. A theatrical feature based on \u003ci\u003eKIZUMONOGATARI\u003c\/i\u003e is due to be released in Japan in January 2016.","brand":"Vertical","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44215970267391,"sku":"9781941220979","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9781941220979_s600x595.jpg?v=1782148522","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9781941220979","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}