United Kingdom. Faber & Faber. 2013. 206pp, paperback. It is 1948. Japan is rebuilding her cities after the calamity of World War Two, her people putting defeat behind them and looking to the future. The celebrated artist, Masuji Ono, fills his days attending to his garden, his house repairs, his..... More
United Kingdom: Vintage Publishing, 2008. 467pp, paperback. Two prostitutes have been murdered in Tokyo. uriko had been working as a prostitute all her adult life, starting while still at school, where her stunning beauty compensated for what she lacked in intellect and commanded attention from older men. azue worked for..... More
United Kingdom: Vintage Publishing, 2008. 208pp, paperback. In a suburb on the outskirts of Tokyo, four teenage girls drift through a hot smoggy August and tedious summer school classes. There s dependable Toshi; brainy Terauchi; Yuzan, grief-stricken and confused; and Kirarin, whose late nights and reckless behaviour remain a secret..... More
London. Vintage. 2010. 180pp, paperback. Translated from the Japanese by Stephen Snyder. VINTAGE JAPANESE CLASSICS - five masterpieces of Japanese fiction in gorgeous new gift editions. Each morning, the Professor and the Housekeeper are introduced to one another. The Professor may not remember what he had for breakfast, but his..... More
London. Harvill Secker. 2019. 274pp, paperback. Translated from the Japanese Stephen Snyder. 'A masterpiece' Guardian. A compelling speculative mystery by one of Japan's greatest writers. Hat, ribbon, bird, rose. To the people on the island, a disappeared thing no longer has any meaning. It can be burned in the garden..... More
