{"product_id":"my-deepest-desire-hardcover","title":"My Deepest Desire - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTamiki Hara\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSandy Walker\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eLiza Dalby\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Deepest Desire\u003c\/i\u003e is Tamiki Hara's final work, published posthumously after his tragic suicide in 1951. A short yet grippingly moving meditation on the desire to live a different, fuller life, free from pain, isolation, and the intrusively haunting experience of tragedy, it is a demonstration of how dreams, memories, and traumatic despair intertwine inside a person's psyche.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTamiki Hara (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eTamiki Hara\u003c\/b\u003e was a Japanese writer and poet. Born in Hiroshima, he lived through the atomic bombing in 1945. In the years preceding his death, Tamiki Hara wrote about the destruction he witnessed in autobiographical short stories and poems, making him a known figure in the atomic bomb literature genre. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiza Dalby (Translator) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eLiza Dalby\u003c\/b\u003e is an anthropologist specializing in Japanese culture. Her nonfiction books, Geisha and Kimono, have become classics, and her best-selling historical novel, The Tale of Murasaki has been translated into nine languages. Dalby's memoir, East Wind Melts the Ice, is a gardener's diary and an enlightening excursion through cultures east and west. Dalby lives in Berkeley, California. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.25 x 10 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 14, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67841105264947,"sku":"9781613322963","price":167.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/VdRU4Lq_YU9781613322963.webp?v=1793398389","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/my-deepest-desire-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}