Nipponia Nippon
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1782278532
ISBN-13
9781782278535
Publisher
Pushkin Press
Imprint
Pushkin Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jul 27th, 2023
Print length
160 Pages
Weight
148 grams
Dimensions
12.90 x 19.70 x 1.40 cms
Product Classification:
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)Fiction in translation
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An off-kilter, darkly ironic novella from a Japanese literary star - part of Pushkin's second Japanese Novella series
A fast-paced, darkly ironic novella from one of Japans contemporary luminariesand the husband of Mieko Kawakamimaking his English language debut
A teenager gripped by obsession seeks to free endangered birds in this darkly funny study of solitude and toxic masculinity set in modern-day Tokyo
Perfect for fans of Earthlings by Sayaka Murata and Kawakamis Breasts and Eggs
Isolated in his Tokyo apartment, 17-year-old Haruo spends all his time online, researching the plight of the endangered Japanese crested ibis, Nipponia Nippon.
Living on an allowance from his parents, he drops ever further into a fantasy world in which he alone shares a special connection with the last of these noble birds, held at a conservation centre on the island of Sado.
His conclusion is simple: it is his destiny to free the birds from a society that does not appreciate them, by whatever means necessary. With his emotional state becoming ever more erratic, he begins sourcing weapons and preparing for a reckoning in this darkly ironic study of toxic masculinity.
A teenager gripped by obsession seeks to free endangered birds in this darkly funny study of solitude and toxic masculinity set in modern-day Tokyo
Perfect for fans of Earthlings by Sayaka Murata and Kawakamis Breasts and Eggs
Isolated in his Tokyo apartment, 17-year-old Haruo spends all his time online, researching the plight of the endangered Japanese crested ibis, Nipponia Nippon.
Living on an allowance from his parents, he drops ever further into a fantasy world in which he alone shares a special connection with the last of these noble birds, held at a conservation centre on the island of Sado.
His conclusion is simple: it is his destiny to free the birds from a society that does not appreciate them, by whatever means necessary. With his emotional state becoming ever more erratic, he begins sourcing weapons and preparing for a reckoning in this darkly ironic study of toxic masculinity.
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