Mieko Kawakami

A moving story of two sisters bound by love, secrets, and the choices that shape their futures.

El fenómeno literario internacional que ha enamorado a Elena Ferrante y Haruki Murakami, una historia de feminidad y clase en el siglo XXI.«Nunca podré olvidar la sensación de puro asombro que sentí

El desgarrador retrato de dos adolescentes que solo encuentran consuelo en su amistad frente al acoso en el instituto.Finalista del International Booker Prize y uno de los mejores libros del año según TIME.Mieko Kawakami es un genio. Naoise DolanUna historia profundamente inquietante y magistralmente narrada sobre la violencia adolescente. VogueDesgarradora. TIMENunca podre olvidar la sensacion de puro asombro que senti cuando lei por primera vez a Mieko Kawakami. Impresionante. Es una autora que esta creciendo y evolucionando sin cesar. Haruki MurakamiEl narrador sin nombre de esta novela es un chico de catorce años que sufre constantes burlas por tener su estrabismo. Incapaz de enfrentarse a los matones del instituto, intenta, sin exito, pasar desapercibido. La unica persona que entiende lo que esta viviendo es una compañera de clase, Kojima, victima tambien de todo tipo de humillaciones a manos del resto. Dandose mutuamente consuelo en el momento de sus vidas que mas lo necesitan, los dos jovenes se acercan mas que nunca. Pero, ¿cual es, en ultima instancia, la naturaleza de una amistad cuando el vinculo que comparten es el miedo?Tan dura como tierna, escrita con la sensibilidad necesaria como para ofrecer un agudo retrato de la vida en el instituto y una mirada intima a la adolescencia, Heaven es una novela de multiples capas que se erige como otro testimonio deslumbrante del talento de Mieko Kawakami, considerada una de las autoras jovenes mas importantes de la actualidad, apadrinada por Haruki Murakami.

El fenómeno literario internacional que ha enamorado a Elena Ferrante y Haruki Murakami, una historia de feminidad y clase en el siglo XXI.En un sofocante día de verano, Makiko viaja a Tokio a visitar a su hermana Natsu. Incapaz de aceptar los cambios de su cuerpo despues de dar a luz, Makiko esta obsesiona con la perspectiva de someterse a una cirugia de aumento de senos. Mientras tanto, su hija Midoriko, de doce años, vive paralizada por el miedo a la pubertad que se aproxima y se siente incapaz de expresarse mas alla de a traves de una libreta. Por su parte, Natsu tiene treinta años, es aspirante a escritora y lucha con su propia identidad indeterminada de no ser ni una "hija" ni una "madre.Reunidas en un barrio de clase trabajadora en Tokio, pasaran juntas unos dias en los que el silencio de Midoriko sera un catalizador para que confronten sus miedos, muchos de ellos impuestos en gran medida por ser mujer en la sociedad actual, y sus secretos familiares. Apadrinada por Haruki Murakami y Elena Ferrante, Mieko Kawakami se ha convertido en un fenomeno literario internacional y combina en estas paginas comedia y realismo para pintar un retrato de la feminidad de la clase trabajadora contemporanea.

Ce livre écrit par une toute jeune romancière explore les dérives de la féminité et de la séduction à travers le regard de trois femmes japonaises de générations différentes. Convaincue par les prome

Ce livre écrit par une toute jeune romancière explore les dérives de la féminité et de la séduction à travers le regard de trois femmes japonaises de générations différentes. Convaincue par les prome

Senos y huevos es una novela breve sobre la relación entre tres generaciones de mujeres japonesas vinculadas por un cariño silencioso, propio de su educación y concepto de la feminidad. Este divertido y provocador relato es esencialmente una reflexion sobre la mujer y su cuerpo. La relacion que las tres mujeres tienen con su cuerpo y con el de los demas es la forma con la que se definen socialmente, la que les da su identidad; cada conversacion o accion de las protagonistas vuelve siempre al punto de partida: el cuerpo. Senos y huevos ya ha sido traducida al frances, noruego, chino, aleman y coreano.

Deux enfants dune douzaine dannées, lun et lautre de famille monoparentale, deviennent amis. Ensemble ils apprennent à formuler ce quils ressentent. Ainsi simposent à eux les nuances du langage, la n

Deux enfants dune douzaine dannées, lun et lautre de famille monoparentale, deviennent amis. Ensemble ils apprennent à formuler ce quils ressentent. Ainsi simposent à eux les nuances du langage, la n

Hailed as a bold foray into new literary territory, Kawakami's novel is told in the voice of a fourteen-year-old student subjected to relentless torment for having a lazy eye. Instead of resisting, the boy suffers in complete resignation. The only person who understands what he is going through is a female classmate who suffers similar treatment at the hands of her tormenters.The young friends meet in secret in the hopes of avoiding any further attention and take solace in each other's company, completely unaware that their relationship has not gone unnoticed by their bullies . . .Kawakami's simple yet profound new work stands as a dazzling testament to her literary talent. Here, she asks us to question the fate of the meek in a society that favours the strong, and the lengths that even children will go in their learned cruelty. There can be little doubt that it has cemented her reputation as one of the most important young authors working to expand the boundaries of contemporary Japanese literature.

Fuyuko Irie is a freelance proofreader in her thirties. Living alone, and unable to form meaningful relationships, she has little contact with anyone other than Hijiri, someone she works with. When she sees her reflection, shes confronted with a tired and spiritless woman who has failed to take control of her own life. Her one source of solace: light. Every Christmas Eve, Fuyuko heads out to catch a glimpse of the lights that fill the Tokyo night. But it is a chance encounter with a man named Mitsutsuka that awakens something new in her. And so her life begins to change.As Fuyuko starts to see the world in a different light, painful memories from her past begin to resurface. Fuyuko needs to be loved, to be heard, and to be seen. But living in a small world of her own making, will she find the strength to bring down the walls that surround her? All The Lovers In The Night is acute and insightful, entertaining and captivating, pulsing and poetic, modern and shocking. Its another unforgettable novel from Japans most exciting writer.

A boy is obsessed with a woman who sells sandwiches. He goes to the supermarket almost every day, just so he can look at her face. She is beautiful to him, and he calls her "Ms Ice Sandwich", and endlessly draws her portrait.But the boy''s friend hears about this hesitant adoration, and suddenly everything changes. His visits to Ms Ice Sandwich stop, and with them the last hopes of his childhood.A moving and surprisingly funny tale of growing up and learning how to lose, Ms Ice Sandwich is Mieko Kawakami at her very best.

A deeply moving story about a woman searching for meaning in contemporary Tokyo. From literary sensation and International Booker Prize-shortlisted author Mieko Kawakami, the bestelling author of Breasts and Eggs and Heaven, comes All the Lovers in the Night.A brief, compelling study of alienation and friendship; I binge-read it in one sitting Rebecca F. Kuang, author of YellowfaceFuyuko Irie is a freelance proofreader in her thirties. Living alone in an overwhelming city and unable to form meaningful relationships, she has little contact with anyone other than her colleague, Hijiri. But a chance encounter with a man named Mitsutsuka awakens something new in her. Through their weekly meetings, Fuyuko starts to see the world in a different light and painful memories from her past begin to resurface.As Fuyuko realizes she exists in a small world of her own making she begins to push at her own boundaries. But will she find the strength to bring down the walls that surround her?Poetic, modern and shocking, this is an unforgettable novel from Japans most exciting writer.Mieko Kawakami is a genius NaoiseDolan, author of Exciting TimesAll the Lovers in the Night is translated from the Japanese by Sam Bett and David Boyd.

A witty, moving story of adolescent love and loss from the acclaimed, prize-winning author of Breasts and EggsA young boy returns obsessively to a supermarket sandwich counter, entranced by the beauty of the woman who works there. Her aloof demeanour and electric blue eyelids make him feel the most intense joy hes ever known. He calls her Ms Ice Sandwich, and he wants nothing more than to spend his days watching her coolly slip sandwiches into bags.But life keeps getting in the way - theres his beloved grandmothers illness, and a faltering friendship with his classmate Tutti, who she invites him into her private world. Wry, intimate and wonderfully skewed, Ms Ice Sandwich is a poignant depiction of the naivety and wisdom of youth, just as it is passing.

From the bestselling Japanese author of Breasts and Eggs and international literary sensation Mieko Kawakami, comes Heaven, a sharp and illuminating novel about bullying and friendship.Mieko Kawakami is always ceaselessly growing and evolving Haruki Murakami, author of Norwegian WoodShortlisted for the International Booker Prize.TIMEs 100 Must-Read Books of the Year.A fourteen-year-old boy is tormented for having a lazy eye. Instead of resisting, he chooses to suffer in silence. The only person who understands what he is going through is a female classmate, Kojima, who experiences similar treatment at the hands of her bullies.Providing each other with immeasurable consolation at a time in their lives when they need it most, the two young friends grow closer than ever. But what, ultimately, is the nature of a friendship when your shared bond is terror?Unflinching yet tender, sharply observed, intimate and multi-layered, this simple yet profound novel stands as yet another dazzling testament to Mieko Kawakamis uncontainable talent.Mieko Kawakami is a genius Naoise Dolan, author of Exciting TimesAn expertly told, deeply unsettling tale of adolescent violence VogueTranslated from the Japanese by Sam Bett and David Boyd.

The bestselling novel about three women struggling to determine their own lives in contemporary Tokyo.Breathtaking Haruki Murakami, author of Norwegian WoodA New York TimesNotable Book of the Year and one of Elena Ferrantes Top 40 Books by Female Authors. Shortlisted for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation.On a hot summers day in a poor suburb of Tokyo we meet three women: thirty-year-old Natsuko, her older sister Makiko, and Makikos teenage daughter Midoriko.Makiko, an ageing hostess despairing the loss of her looks, has travelled to Tokyo in search of breast enhancement surgery. Shes accompanied by her daughter, who has recently stopped speaking, finding herself unable to deal with her own changing body and her mothers self-obsession. Her silence dominates Natsukos rundown apartment, providing a catalyst for each woman to grapple with their own anxieties and their relationships with one another.Eight years later, we meet Natsuko again. She is now a writer and finds herself on a journey back to her native city, returning to memories of that summer and her familys past as she faces her own uncertain future.In Breasts and Eggs Mieko Kawakami paints a radical and intimate portrait of contemporary working class womanhood in Japan, recounting the heartbreaking journeys of three women in a society where the odds are stacked against them. Translated from the Japanese by Sam Bett and David Boyd.Bold, modern and surprising An Yu, author of Braised PorkIncredible and propulsive Naoise Dolan, author of Exciting Times

With Sisters in Yellow, [Kawakami] proves she is still the most exciting Japanese novelist at work todayThe TimesRelentlessly riveting ... My heart felt very tender reading this. Astonishing Kawakami, as always Frances Cha, author of If I had Your FaceA heart-stopping story of teenage girls on the brink in 1990s Tokyo from the International Booker Prize-Shortlisted author of HEAVEN and BREASTS AND EGGSHana has nothing but shes hopeful. Shes fifteen years old. She lives in a tiny apartment in a suburb of Tokyo with her young mother, a hostess at a local dive bar. They have no money, no security. Then Kimiko appears.Kimiko is older, a bright light in Hanas dark world. Together they set up Lemon, a bar that, despite its shabby setting and seedy clientele, becomes a haven for Hana. Suddenly Hana has a job she loves, friends to share her days with, and the glittering promise of money. She feels like a normal girl. She feels invincible.But in the narrow alleys of Sangenjaya, nothing is as it seems. Soon all of Hanas hope, her optimism, and her drive, will be tested to the limit . . .A story of enduring friendship and deep betrayal, Sisters in Yellow is a masterpiece of teenage dreams and adult cruelties that confirms Mieko Kawakami as one of the great writers of her generation.Readers love Sisters in Yellow:My new favourite book of ALL TIME. The ending absolutely destroyed me.A powerful, emotionally charged exploration of friendship, survival and the quiet brutality of inequalityMieko Kawakami doesnt need a high-speed chase to create tension; she lets a heavy, unsettling mood seep into the floorboardsConfirms Kawakamis place as one of the most vital voices in contemporary literatureThe character building is second to none . . . Mieko Kawakami is a generational talentThis is Kawakami at her best. Not for a second does the pace let up.

From Mieko Kawakami, award-winning author of Breasts and Eggs, comes a bold novel of sacrifice and the tumultuous bonds of sisterhood, set in the gritty Tokyo of the 1990s.I can never forget the sense of pure astonishment I felt when I first read Mieko Kawakami. Haruki MurakamiTo read her work is to feel that she is not afraid of anything at all. The New York Times Book ReviewHana has nothing shes fifteen years old and living in a tiny apartment in a suburb of Tokyo with her young mother, a hostess at a local dive bar. They have no money, no security. Then Kimiko appears.Kimiko is older, a bright light in Hanas dark world. Together they set up Lemon, a bar that, despite its shabby setting and seedy clientele, becomes a haven for Hana. Suddenly Hana has a job she loves, friends to share her days with, and the glittering promise of money. She feels like a normal girl. She feels invincible.But in the narrow alleys of Sangenjaya, nothing is as it seems. Soon all of Hanas hope, her optimism, and her drive will be pushed to the limit . . .A story of enduring friendship and deep betrayal, Sisters in Yellow is a masterpiece of teenage dreams and adult cruelties that confirms Mieko Kawakami as one of the great writers of her generation.

A strange and beguiling novel from Japans most exciting young writer, Mieko Kawakami.

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