Hiromi Kawakami People From My Neighbourhood (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: People From My NeighbourhoodCondition: NewEAN: 9781846276996ISBN: 9781846276996Publisher: Granta BooksFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 08/05/2021Item Height: 178mmItem Length: 111mmItem Width: 7mmItem Weight: 75gAuthor: Hiromi KawakamiTranslator: Ted GoossenContributor: Ted Goossen (Translated by)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 1846276993Description: 'The interlinking short stories in this collection are fairy tales in the best Brothers Grimm tradition: naïf, magical and frequently veering into the macabre' Financial TimesFrom the best-selling author of Strange Weather in Tokyo, here is a collection of darkly playful Japanese micro-fiction.In Kawakami's super short 'palm of the hand' stories the world is never quite as it should be: a small child lives under a sheet near his neighbour's house for thirty years; an apartment block leaves its visitors with strange afflictions, from fast-growing beards to an ability to channel the voices of the dead; an old man has two shadows, one docile, the other rebellious; two girls named Yoko are locked in a bitter rivalry to the death. Small but mighty, you'll find strange delight in spending time with the people in this neighbourhood. 'Offers a delicious combination of intrigue, magic and comedy, like an unusual but satisfying snack. Kawakami continues to show off her prowess as a sharp-witted writer with a keen eye for the unexplored mysteries of humanity' Japan TimesCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: FictionRelease Year: 2021 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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