Record of a Night Too Brief by Hiromi Kawakami
The Akutagawa Prize-winning stories from one of the most highly regarded and provocative contemporary Japanese writers: part of our Japanese novella series, showcasing the best contemporary Japanese writing
'Evocative.. Astonishing, strange, and wonderful' - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
'Baffling, unsettling and haunting, these stories have a dreamlike atmosphere' - The Lady
'A truly fantastical story which requires thorough reading, yet rewards with rich imagery that will challenge anyone's powers of imagination' - The Japan Society
'At once funny and humane, the author's estranging fiction is bewitching. If Japan were in need of a Lewis Carroll, look no further' - South China Morning Post
'Slippery and unfamiliar places where logic is internal and surreal... gives the reader the strange sense of being led through a collection of dreams' - Asymptote
'Baffling, unsettling and haunting, these stories have a dreamlike atmosphere' - The Lady
'A truly fantastical story which requires thorough reading, yet rewards with rich imagery that will challenge anyone's powers of imagination' - The Japan Society
'At once funny and humane, the author's estranging fiction is bewitching. If Japan were in need of a Lewis Carroll, look no further' - South China Morning Post
'Slippery and unfamiliar places where logic is internal and surreal... gives the reader the strange sense of being led through a collection of dreams' - Asymptote
Hiromi Kawakami is one of Japan's most popular contemporary novelists. She is the recipient of the Pascal Short Story Prize for New Writers, the Akutagawa Prize, the Ito Sei Literature Award, the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission Prize and the Joryu Bungaku Sho (Women Writers' Prize). Her work has been published in more than twenty languages.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781805331407 |
| ISBN 10 | 180533140X |
| Title | Record of a Night Too Brief |
| Author | Hiromi Kawakami |
| Series | Japanese Novellas Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pushkin Press |
| Year published | 2024-10-24 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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