Japan Stories by Jayne Joso
'Japan Stories' – a spellbinding collection of short fiction set in Japan. Each centres on a particular character – a sinister museum curator, a son caring for his dementia-struck father, a young woman who returns to haunt her killer, and a curious homeless man intent on cleaning your home with lemons! This work also includes Joso’s stories, 'I'm not David Bowie' and 'Maru-chan' an homage to Yayoi Kusama. Together, these compelling narratives become a mosaic of life in contemporary Japan, its people, its society, its thinking, its character. Illustrated by Manga artist Namiko, 'Japan Stories' provides a window into a country we would all love to know more deeply.
Jayne Joso is a British novelist, playwright, writer and artist. Having lived and worked in Japan, China and Kenya she now lives in the UK. She received her first play commission in China. Written to celebrate Children’s Day, the play: China’s Smile, enjoyed a long theatre run and was televised. Her poetic children’s book How Do You Feel? was published in Japan and has been reprinted many times. In 2012, she was awarded the Coracle International Writer’s Residency in Ireland. Joso is the author of three previous novels Soothing Music for Stray Cats (2009) Perfect Architect (2011) and My Falling Down House (2016), which was awarded the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation Award, and which the New York Times called “An unacknowledged gem: subtle, allusive, and deceptively ambitious.”
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| ISBN 13 | 9781781725894 |
| ISBN 10 | 1781725896 |
| Title | Japan Stories |
| Author | Jayne Joso |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Poetry Wales Press |
| Year published | 2021-05-24 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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