{"product_id":"idol-burning-9781838856120","title":"Idol, Burning","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eAkari is a high school student who is obsessed with her oshi, Masaki Ueno, a member of the Japanese pop group Maza Maza. When Masaki is accused of assaulting a female fan, Akari's world falls apart, and she is forced to confront the addictive and relentless nature of fandom culture. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 144 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 03 November 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Canongate Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy oshi, the international bestseller and winner of the 2020 Akutagawa Prize, was on fire. Rumor had it that he had punched a fan. High-school student Akari had only one passion in her life: her oshi, her idol. His name was Masaki Ueno, best known as one-fifth of the Japanese pop group Maza Maza.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAkari's dedication to her oshi consumed her days completely. She kept a blog entirely devoted to him, religiously chronicling and analyzing all his events. He was the spine of her life; she couldn't survive without him. When Masaki was rumored to have assaulted a female fan, facing waves of social media backlash, Akari's world fell apart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOffering a vivid insight into otaku culture and adolescence, Idol, Burning is a brilliantly gripping story of obsession, coming of age, and the addictive, relentless nature of fandom culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 162g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 136 x 213 x 18 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781838856120\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eEdition number\u003c\/strong\u003e: Main\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rin Usami","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44095142887674,"sku":"9781838856120","price":11.06,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1667572471057_book.jpg?v=1668193167","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/idol-burning-9781838856120","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}