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Record of a Night Too Brief

Paperback • 2024 • English

Record of a Night Too Brief

By Hiromi Kawakami

2 Ratings • 4.0 of 5

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About the book

“Evocative... Astonishing, strange, and wonderful” – Kirkus Reviews (starred review) A trio of surreal, dazzlingly imaginative short stories set in contemporary Japan that explore desire and loss, talking animals, and odd disappearances Sensual, yearning, and filled with the tricks of memory and grief, from the celebrated author of Strange Weather in Tokyo In these 3 haunting and lyrical stories, young women experience loss, loneliness, and extraordinary romance. The nightingale sang again....Show more

Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary
Narrative theme: Interior life

Book details

ISBN

9781805331407

Publisher

Steerforth Press

Published year

2024

Language

English

Original title

Record of a Night Too Brief

Format

Paperback

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Paperback · 2020

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2 Ratings • 4.0 of 5

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