{"product_id":"takoyaki-tales","title":"Takoyaki Tales","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSet in contemporary Japan, \u003cem\u003eTakoyaki Tales\u003c\/em\u003e is a sharp, funny, and quietly unsettling collection of short stories that explores the absurdities and contradictions of everyday life\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fade-text\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fade-text-wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMoving between offices, apartments, streets, and late-night eateries, these stories capture moments of connection and alienation, intimacy and misunderstanding. A chance encounter, an awkward social exchange, or a seemingly trivial decision can tip ordinary lives into unexpected territory. Beneath the humour and lightness runs a deeper current of loneliness, desire, and the strange rituals that shape modern existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy turns playful and dark,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTakoyaki Tales\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eblends realism with subtle surrealism, offering an outsider’s eye on Japanese urban life while revealing universal human anxieties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWry, observant, and deeply humane, this is a collection about the stories we tell ourselves to get through the day, and the small moments that linger long after.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOUT AUGUST 2026. AVAILABLE TO PREORDER NOW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ePaperback: 240pp\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ePublished: Wilton Square (August 2026)\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eISBN: \u003cspan\u003e9781806770670\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Wilton Square","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54182296846663,"sku":null,"price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0920\/3784\/1223\/files\/9781806770670.jpg?v=1781725154","url":"https:\/\/wiltonsquarebooks.com\/products\/takoyaki-tales","provider":"Wilton Square","version":"1.0","type":"link"}