{"product_id":"super-frog-saves-tokyo","title":"Super-frog Saves Tokyo","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘What you see with your eyes is not necessarily real.’ A\nlavishly illustrated edition of Murakami’s classic story.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nKatagiri found a giant frog waiting for him in his apartment. It was powerfully\nbuilt, standing over six feet tall on its hind legs. A skinny little man no\nmore than five foot three, Katagiri was overwhelmed by the frog's imposing\nbulk.\u003cbr\u003e\n‘Call me “Frog,”’ said the frog in a clear, strong voice.\u003cbr\u003e\nKatagiri stood rooted in the doorway, unable to speak.\u003cbr\u003e\n‘Don't be afraid. I'm not here to hurt you. Just come and close the door.\nPlease.’\u003cbr\u003e\nBriefcase in his right hand, grocery bag with fresh vegetables and canned salmon\ncradled in his left arm, Katagiri didn't dare move.\u003cbr\u003e\n‘Please, Mr. Katagiri, hurry and close the door, and take off your shoes.’\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFully illustrated and beautifully designed, this special edition of Murakami’s\ncelebrated short story sees the bewildered Katagiri find meaning in his humdrum\nlife through joining forces with Frog in an effort to save Tokyo from an\nexistential threat.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n‘No other author mixes domestic, fantastic and esoteric elements into such\nweirdly bewitching shades’ \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e‘A master storyteller’ \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn 1978, Haruki Murakami was twenty-nine and\nrunning a jazz bar in downtown Tokyo. One April day, the impulse to write a\nnovel came to him suddenly while watching a baseball game. That first\nnovel, \u003ci\u003eHear the Wind Sing\u003c\/i\u003e, won a new writers' award and was\npublished the following year. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eMore followed, including \u003ci\u003eA Wild Sheep Chase\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHard-Boiled\nWonderland\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eEnd of the World\u003c\/i\u003e, but it was \u003ci\u003eNorwegian\nWood\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 1987, that turned Murakami from a writer into a\nphenomenon…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PANSING DISTRIBUTION PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44723375079631,"sku":"9781787304710","price":34.95,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_5c838360-cb71-438c-88da-f33ee2c2cd93.webp?v=1773643091","url":"https:\/\/popular.baby\/products\/super-frog-saves-tokyo","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}