{"product_id":"parasite-eve-by-hideaki-sena","title":"Parasite Eve by Hideaki Sena","description":"\u003ch2\u003eParasite Eve\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: 12.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eThis is a REPRINT of an exceedingly difficult book to find. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: 12.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: 12.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold; background: white;\"\u003ePlease allow two weeks for the book to be delivered.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: 12.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: 12.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eNote:\u003c\/span\u003e This book is a reproduction of the historical text for academic, historical, or collector purposes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: 12.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: 12.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eOriginally published in Japanese in 1995; English translation (2005) printed in 2026.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: 12.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: 12.0pt;\"\u003e6\" x 9\" \/ 319 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook description\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eParasite Eve\u003c\/strong\u003e by Hideaki Sena is a Japanese science-fiction horror novel that combines laboratory research, human grief, and speculative biology. After his wife Kiyomi dies, biochemist Toshiaki Nagashima cultivates cells from her body, setting in motion events involving an emerging life-form known as Eve. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe novel develops its horror through the idea that mitochondria, normally essential components of human cells, might possess an independent evolutionary purpose. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in Japan in 1995 and released in English in 2005, the book draws on biomedical concepts while employing them imaginatively rather than as established scientific conclusions. It also became the basis for screen and video-game adaptations. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe story will interest readers of Japanese horror, biological science fiction, and literature about technology and identity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Obscure Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51058360057942,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/1031\/1254\/files\/Frontcover_e9bbf55e-a650-40ff-b1f5-19311dbd9d22.jpg?v=1794259958","url":"https:\/\/obscurebooks.myshopify.com\/products\/parasite-eve-by-hideaki-sena","provider":"Obscure Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}