{"product_id":"the-night-of-baba-yaga-paperback","title":"The Night of Baba Yaga - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAkira Otani\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSam Bett\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fierce mixed-race fighter develops a powerful attachment to the yakuza princess she's been forced to protect in this explosive queer thriller: \u003ci\u003eKill Bill \u003c\/i\u003emeets \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaiden \u003c\/i\u003emeets \u003ci\u003eThelma and Louise.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTokyo, 1979. Yoriko Shindo, a workhorse of a woman who has been an outcast her whole life, is kidnapped and dragged to the lair of the Naiki-kai, a branch of the yakuza. After she savagely fends off a throng of henchmen in an attempt to escape, Shindo is only permitted to live under one condition: that she will become the bodyguard and driver for Shoko Naiki, the obsessively sheltered daughter of the gang's boss. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEighteen-year-old Shoko, pretty and silent as a doll, has no friends, wears strangely old-fashioned clothes, and is naive in all matters of life. Originally disdaining her ward, Shindo soon finds herself far more invested in Shoko's wellbeing than she ever expected. But every man around them is bloodthirsty and trigger-happy. Shindo doubts she and Shoko will survive much longer if nothing changes. Could there ever be a different life for two women like them? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAkira Otani's English-language debut moves boldly through time and across gender, stretching the definitions and possibilities of each concept. Rendered in a gorgeous translation by International Booker-shortlisted Sam Bett, this lean, mean thriller proves that bonds forged in fire are unbreakable.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAkira Otani\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Tokyo in 1981. Beginning her career writing for video games, she made her literary debut with the short story collection \u003ci\u003eNobody Said We're Perfect\u003c\/i\u003e, an exploration of relationships between women. An out lesbian, she is the author of the essay collection \u003ci\u003eSince You're So Curious About My Body\u003c\/i\u003e and the forthcoming novel \u003ci\u003eRurika, Born 2019, Turns 50\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Night of Baba Yaga\u003c\/i\u003e is her first book to be translated into English. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSam Bett \u003c\/b\u003eis a fiction writer and Japanese translator. Working with David Boyd, he co-translated the Mieko Kawakami novels Heaven, shortlisted for the International Booker Prize; \u003ci\u003eAll the Lovers in the Night\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction; and \u003ci\u003eBreasts and Eggs\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 03, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52000405586221,"sku":"9781641297066","price":19.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/IHPsnOZk9C9781641297066.webp?v=1776617426","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-night-of-baba-yaga-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}