{"product_id":"9780061228490","title":"Kissing the Mask","description":"By: William T. Vollmann     \u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Intrepid journalist and novelist William T. Vollman’s colossal body of work stands unsurpassed for its range, moral imperative, and artistry.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam T. Vollmann, the National Book Award–winning author of \u003cem\u003eEurope Central,\u003c\/em\u003e offers a charming, evocative, and piercing examination of the ancient Japanese tradition of Noh theatre and the keys it holds to our modern understanding of beauty.  \u003cem\u003eKissing the Mask\u003c\/em\u003e is the first major book on Noh\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eby an American writer since the 1916 publication the classic study \u003cem\u003ePisan Cantos and the Noh \u003c\/em\u003eby Ezra Pound. But \u003cem\u003eKissing the Mask \u003c\/em\u003eis pure Vollman—illustrated with photos by the author with provocative related side-discussions on femininity, transgender, kabuki, pornography, geishas, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco","offers":[{"title":"US - Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":48095035424995,"sku":"DTRHCUS-9780061228490","price":124.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1778\/4925\/files\/9780061228490.jpg?v=1770687235","url":"https:\/\/buybookbook.com\/products\/9780061228490","provider":"買書書 BuyBookBook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}