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Diary of a Void: A hilarious, feminist read from the new star of Japanese fiction
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For the sake of women everywhere, Ms Shibata is going to pull off the mother of all deceptions…’Incredibly thought-provoking… you’ll love Yagi’s writing’ STYLISTMs Shibata refuses to clear away the coffee at work one day, because she’s pregnant and can’t bear the smell. The only thing is . . . Ms Shibata is not pregnant.Being a mother-to-be isn’t easy. Ms Shibata has a nine-month ruse to keep up. Before long, it becomes all-absorbing, and with the help of towel-stuffed shirts and a diary app that tracks every stage of her ‘pregnancy’, the boundary between her lie and her life begins to dissolve.Discover this prizewinning, thrillingly subversive new novel that’s perfect for fans of Convenience Store Woman and Breasts and Eggs.’A subversive, surreal read that will strike a cord’ RED’One of the most passionate cases I’ve ever read for female interiority, for women’s creative pulse and rich inner life’ NEW YORKERTranslated from the Japanese by David Boyd and Lucy North
Additional information
| Weight | 0.159 kg |
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| Dimensions | 1.4 × 12.9 × 19.8 cm |
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| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 224 |
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| Year Published | 2023-8-3 |
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| Publication City/Country | London, United Kingdom |
| ISBN 10 | 1529114810 |
| About The Author | Emi Yagi (Author) Emi Yagi is an editor at a women's magazine in Japan. She was born in 1988 and lives in Tokyo. Diary of a Void is her first novel; it won the Osamu Dazai Prize, awarded annually to the best debut work of fiction.Lucy North (Translator) Lucy North is a British translator of Japanese fiction and non-fiction. She has translated works by Taeko Kono, Hiromi Kawakami, Fumiko Enchi and Natsuko Imamura.David Boyd (Translator) David Boyd is assistant professor of Japanese at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He has translated fiction by Hiroko Oyamada and Hideo Furukawa, among others. |
If you're in the mood for a matter-of-fact and incredibly thought-provoking read, you'll love Yagi's writing. |
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| Other text | The tension grows along with the comedic details. . . . Diary of a Void starts as stylish satire… but it becomes something even more profound. Always expect the unexpected when you're not expecting. |
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