A time-bending story of love, desire, and destiny that sways between Japan’s past and its present—from a courtesan of Yoshiwara in Edo to a serving lady of the Heian period to a wife and mother in the twenty-first century—by one of our most brilliant and sensitive contemporary novelists
Having...
SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE
From one of Japan's most brilliant and sensitive contemporary novelists, this speculative fiction masterpiece envisions an Earth where humans are nearing extinction, and rewrites our understanding of reproduction, ecology, evolution, artificial...
Nominated for the 2021 Shirley Jackson Award
From the author of the internationally bestselling Strange Weather in Tokyo, a collection of interlinking stories that masterfully blend the mundane and the mythical—"fairy tales in the best Brothers Grimm tradition: naïf, magical, and frequently veering...
AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN ASIAN LITERARY PRIZE
“Simply and earnestly told, this is a profound exploration of human connection and the ways love can be found in surprising new places.” —BuzzFeed
Tsukiko, thirty–eight, works in an office and lives alone. One night, she happens...
“Evocative... Astonishing, strange, and wonderful” – Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
A trio of surreal, dazzlingly imaginative short stories set in contemporary Japan that explore desire and loss, talking animals, and odd disappearances
Sensual, yearning, and filled with the tricks of memory and...
A time-bending story of love, desire, and destiny that sways between Japan’s past and its present—from a courtesan of Yoshiwara in Edo to a serving lady of the Heian period to a wife and mother in the twenty-first century—by one of our most brilliant and sensitive contemporary novelists
Having...
From the author of Strange Weather in Tokyo comes this funny, heartwarming story about love, life, and human relationships that features a delightfully offbeat cast of characters.
Objects for sale at the Nakano Thrift Shop appear as commonplace as the staff and customers that handle them. But like...
"A parable about memory, mythic characters, and confessional regrets . . . An ethereal, resonating literary gift" (Booklist, starred review) from the internationally bestselling author of Strange Weather in Tokyo.
"On a summer afternoon, Tsukiko and her former high school teacher have prepared and...
Included in The New Yorker's Best Books of 2023
Stories from a Japanese master of transformative fiction, where reality,
myth, and human foibles meet shifting dimensions of gender, biology,
and destiny.
From the bestselling author of Strange Weather in Tokyo comes this otherworldly collection of...
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Finalista del Booker Prize 2025
LA GRAN AUTORA JAPONESA VUELVE CON LA NOVELA FINALISTA DEL PREMIO BOOKER INTERNACIONAL 2025. MÁS DE 700.000 LECTORES.
«Una melancólica pero hermosa representación de un mundo que perece». - Banana Yoshimoto
En un futuro lejano, la humanidad está al borde de la...