{"title":"Izumi Suzuki","description":"Izumi Suzuki (1949-1986) was a countercultural icon and a pioneer of Japanese science fiction. She worked as a keypunch operator before finding fame as a model and actress, but it was her writing that secured her reputation. She took her own life at the age of thirty-six.","products":[{"product_id":"set-my-heart-on-fire-paperback","title":"Set My Heart on Fire - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first novel from Izumi Suzuki to be published in English: a candid, intimate exploration of passion, music and transgression\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHope I'm in for a good time, I thought. Even if it's just for tonight.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in the underground bar and club scene of 1970s Tokyo, \u003ci\u003eSet My Heart On Fire\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of Izumi in her turbulent twenties. Through a series of disarmingly frank vignettes, author Izumi Suzuki presents an unforgettable portrait of a young woman encountering missteps and miscommunication, good music and unreliable men, powerful drugs and disorientating meds. Izumi usually keeps her relationships short but complicated, until she meets Jun. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSet My Heart on Fire\u003c\/i\u003e is a visceral novel about mistaken relationships and the convolutions of desire, about regret and acceptance. Pulsing through the narration is the protagonist's love of music, a vital soundtrack spanning the Zombies, T. Rex and the Rolling Stones as well as underground Japanese psychedelic-rock bands such as the Tigers and the Tempters.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50103739482335,"sku":"9781804293300","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/97F9GOZ-gb9781804293300.webp?v=1781097538"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/izumi-suzuki.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}