Kawakami, Hiromi 1958- creator author. Goossen, Ted translator. text enk 2020 monographic eng jpn

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121 pages ; 18 cm "Take a story and shrink it. Make it tiny, so small it can fit in the palm of your hand. Carry the story with you everywhere, let it sit with you while you eat, let it watch you while you sleep. Keep it safe, you never know when you might need it. In Kawakami's super short 'palm of the hand' stories the world is never quite as it should be: a small child lives under a sheet near his neighbour's house for thirty years; an apartment block leaves its visitors with strange afflictions, from fast-growing beards to an ability to channel the voices of the dead; an old man has two shadows, one docile, the other rebellious; two girls named Yoko are locked in a bitter rivalry to the death. Small but great, you'll find great delight spending time with the people in this neighbourhood."--Provided by publisher. Hiromi Kawakami ; translated from the Japanese by Ted Goossen. Neighbors Fiction PL855.A859 A2 2020 9781846276989 9781846276996 1846276985 2020467832 AU@ 200312 20220414165756.0 21687615 eng