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PublisherSteerforth Press

ISBN-101805330489

ISBN-139781805330486

eBay Product ID (ePID)9063186415

Product Key Features

Book TitleMysterious Setting

Number of Pages224 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicAbsurdist, Literary

Publication Year2024

GenreFiction

AuthorKazushige Abe

Book SeriesJapanese Novellas Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight7 Oz

Item Length7.8 in

Item Width6.1 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Reviews'The most dangerous author working today' - BRUTUS 'Abe's superpower is to transform everything he touches into exciting literature' - Kotaru Isaka, author of 'Bullet Train'

SynopsisA madcap, darkly comic novel about the strange fate of a tone-deaf girl who just wants to sing, from a Japanese literary star "Abe's superpower is to transform everything he touches into exciting literature." -- Kotaru Isaka, author of Bullet Train This surreal, twisty novel presents a provocative portrayal of sibling competition and the exploitation of social outcasts. Shiori knows at heart that she's a troubadour. She may be completely tone-deaf, but she won't let that stop her living a life dedicated to music. Even when her dominant older sister, Nozomi, forces Shiori to accept that her wild singing provokes only revulsion, she decides to forge a career as a lyricist instead. At eighteen, she moves to Tokyo to pursue her dream. Isolated and struggling in this unfamiliar city, Shiori seeks connection online, where her trusting outlook leaves her vulnerable to exploitation - with potentially explosive results. This page-turning literary fiction from a Japanese star is perfect for fans of the wild worlds and unforgettable creations of Mieko Kawakami and Sayaka Murata., Shiori knows at heart that she's a troubadour. She may be completely tone-deaf, but she won't let that stop her living a life dedicated to music. Even when her dominant older sister, Nozomi, forces Shiori to accept that her wild singing provokes only revulsion, she decides to forge a career as a lyricist instead. At eighteen, she moves to Tokyo to pursue her dream. Isolated and struggling in this unfamiliar city, Shiori seeks connection online, where her trusting outlook leaves her vulnerable to exploitation - with potentially explosive results. Shot through with dark irony and a playful sense of the absurd, Mysterious Setting is a propulsive and gloriously strange novel from one of Japan's most distinctive contemporary writers.