{"product_id":"ring-by-koji-suzuki","title":"Ring by Koji Suzuki","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Ring\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook: \u003c\/strong\u003e1 of 6\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReading Order: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"XSq4R KI3fJ\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-hveid=\"CAAICBAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-hveid=\"CAAICBAB\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003eRing\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-hveid=\"CAAICBAC\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003eSpiral\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-hveid=\"CAAICBAD\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003eLoop\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-hveid=\"CAAICBAE\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003eBirthday\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-hveid=\"CAAICBAF\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003eS\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-hveid=\"CAAICBAG\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\" aria-owns=\"action-menu-parent-container\"\u003eTide\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Inspiration for the New Major Motion Picture RINGS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA mysterious videotape warns that the viewer will die in one week unless a certain, unspecified act is performed. Exactly one week after watching the tape, four teenagers die one after another of heart failure.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAsakawa, a hardworking journalist, is intrigued by his niece's inexplicable death. His investigation leads him from a metropolitan tokyo teeming with modern society's fears to a rural Japan--a mountain resort, a volcanic island, and a countryside clinic--haunted by the past. His attempt to solve the tape's mystery before it's too late--for everyone--assumes an increasingly deadly urgency. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a chillingly told horror story, a masterfully suspenseful mystery, and post-modern trip.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe success of Koji Suzuki's novel the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e has lead to manga, television and film adaptations in Japan, Korea, and the U.S.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTranslated by Glynne Walley.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Biography:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKoji Suzuki was born in 1957 in Hamamatsu, southwest of Tokyo. He attended Keio University where he majored in French. After graduating he held numerous odd jobs, including a stint as a cram school teacher. Also a self-described jock, he holds a first-class yachting license and crossed the U.S., from Key West to Los Angeles, on his motorcycle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe father of two daughters, Suzuki is a respected authority on childrearing and has written numerous works on the subject. He acquired his expertise when he was a struggling writer and househusband. Suzuki also has translated a children's book into Japanese, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Little Sod Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by the crime novelist Simon Brett.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1990, Suzuki's first full-length work, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eParadise\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e won the Japanese Fantasy Novel Award and launched his career as a fiction writer. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, written with a baby on his lap, catapulted him to fame, and the multi-million selling sequels \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpiral \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLoop\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e cemented his reputation as a world-class talent. Often called the \"Stephen King of Japan,\" Suzuki has played a crucial role in establishing mainstream credentials for horror novels in his country. He is based in Tokyo but loves to travel, often in the United States.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished date: \u003cspan\u003eApr. 25, 2004\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Vertical\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrint length: 282 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN-13: \u003cspan\u003e9781932234411\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thin Veil Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63024816750673,"sku":null,"price":17.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1067\/4257\/9281\/files\/RingbyKojiSuzuki_PB.png?v=1792637443","url":"https:\/\/thinveilbookstore.ca\/products\/ring-by-koji-suzuki","provider":"Thin Veil Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}