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Breasts And Eggs (Paperback)
Mieko Kawakami; Translated by Sam Bett, David Boyd
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On a hot summer’s day in a poor suburb of Tokyo we meet three women:
thirty-year-old Natsuko, her older sister Makiko, and Makiko’s teenage
daughter Midoriko. Makiko, an ageing hostess despairing the loss of her
looks, has travelled to Tokyo in search of breast enhancement surgery.
She's accompanied by Midoriko, who has recently stopped speaking,
finding herself unable to deal with her own changing body and her
mother’s self-obsession. Her silence dominates Natsuko’s rundown
apartment, providing a catalyst for each woman to grapple with their
own anxieties and their relationships with one another.
Eight years later, we meet Natsuko again. She is now a writer and find
herself on a journey back to her native city, returning to memories of
that summer and her family’s past as she faces her own uncertain future.
In Breasts and Eggs Mieko Kawakami paints a radical and intimate
portrait of contemporary working class womanhood in Japan, recounting
the heartbreaking journeys of three women in a society where the odds
are stacked against them. This is an unforgettable full length English
language debut from a major new international talent.
National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist ‘Mieko Kawakami is a
genius’ - Naoise Dolan, author of Exciting Times From
international literary sensation Mieko Kawakami comes All the
Lovers in the Night, an extraordinary, deeply moving and insightful
story set in contemporary Tokyo. Fuyuko Irie is a freelance
proofreader in her thirties. Living alone and unable to form
meaningful relationships, she has little contact with anyone other
than her colleagues. But a chance encounter with a man named
Mitsutsuka awakens something new in her. As Fuyuko starts to see
the world in a different light, painful memories from her past
begin to resurface. Fuyuko needs to be loved, to be heard and to be
seen. But living in a small world of her own making, will she find
the strength to bring down the walls that surround her? Pulsing and
poetic, modern and shocking, this is an unforgettable novel from
Japan’s most exciting writer. All the Lovers in the Night is
translated from the Japanese by Sam Bett and David Boyd.
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Breasts and Eggs (Paperback)
Mieko Kawakami; Translated by Sam Bett, David Boyd
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Heaven (Paperback)
Mieko Kawakami; Translated by Sam Bett, David Boyd
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Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2022 From the
bestselling author of Breasts and Eggs and international literary
sensation Mieko Kawakami comes a sharp and illuminating novel about
a fourteen-year-old boy subjected to relentless bullying. In
Heaven, a fourteen-year-old boy is tormented for having a lazy eye.
Instead of resisting, he chooses to suffer in silence. The only
person who understands what he is going through is a female
classmate, Kojima, who experiences similar treatment at the hands
of her bullies. Providing each other with immeasurable consolation
at a time in their lives when they need it most, the two young
friends grow closer than ever. But what, ultimately, is the nature
of a friendship when your shared bond is terror? Unflinching yet
tender, sharply observed, intimate and multi-layered, this simple
yet profound novel stands as yet another dazzling testament to
Mieko Kawakami's uncontainable talent. There can be little doubt
that it has cemented her reputation as one of the most important
young authors at work today. TIME's 100 Must-Read Books of 2021.
'Mieko Kawakami is a genius' - Naoise Dolan, author of Exciting
Times 'An expertly told, deeply unsettling tale of adolescent
violence' - Vogue Translated from the Japanese by Sam Bett and
David Boyd.
A young boy returns obsessively to a supermarket sandwich counter,
entranced by the beauty of the woman who works there. Her aloof
demeanour and electric blue eyelids make him feel the most intense
joy he's ever known. He calls her Ms Ice Sandwich, and he wants
nothing more than to spend his days watching her coolly slip
sandwiches into bags. But life keeps getting in the way - there's
his beloved grandmother's illness, and a faltering friendship with
his classmate Tutti, who she invites him into her private world.
Wry, intimate and wonderfully skewed, Ms Ice Sandwich is a poignant
depiction of the naivety and wisdom of youth, just as it is
passing.
'Mieko Kawakami is a genius' - Naoise Dolan, author of Exciting
Times 'Compact and supple, it's a strikingly intelligent feat.' -
The New York Times Book Review From international literary
sensation Mieko Kawakami comes All The Lovers In The Night, an
extraordinary, deeply moving and insightful story set in
contemporary Tokyo. Fuyuko Irie is a freelance proofreader in her
thirties. Living alone, and unable to form meaningful
relationships, she has little contact with anyone other than
Hijiri, someone she works with. When she sees her reflection, she's
confronted with a tired and spiritless woman who has failed to take
control of her own life. Her one source of solace: light. Every
Christmas Eve, Fuyuko heads out to catch a glimpse of the lights
that fill the Tokyo night. But it is a chance encounter with a man
named Mitsutsuka that awakens something new in her. And so her life
begins to change. As Fuyuko starts to see the world in a different
light, painful memories from her past begin to resurface. Fuyuko
needs to be loved, to be heard, and to be seen. But living in a
small world of her own making, will she find the strength to bring
down the walls that surround her? All The Lovers In The Night is
acute and insightful, entertaining and captivating, pulsing and
poetic, modern and shocking. It's another unforgettable novel from
Japan's most exciting writer. Translated from the Japanese by Sam
Bett and David Boyd.
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