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Buch (Softcover): Belletristik
Nipponia Nippon
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Pushkin Press Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: Y753WR8
EAN: 9781782278535
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Zustellung: Do, 25.06.2026
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Beschreibung
A fast-paced, darkly ironic novella from one of Japan's contemporary luminaries-and the husband of Mieko Kawakami-making his English language debut A teenager gripped by obsession seeks to free endangered birds in this darkly funny study of solitude and toxic masculinity set in modern-day Tokyo Perfect for fans of Earthlings. by Sayaka Murata and Kawakami's Breasts and Eggs. Isolated in his Tokyo apartment, 17-year-old Haruo spends all his time online, researching the plight of the endangered Japanese crested ibis, Nipponia Nippon. Living on an allowance from his parents, he drops ever further into a fantasy world in which he alone shares a special connection with the last of these noble birds, held at a conservation centre on the island of Sado. His conclusion is simple: it is his destiny to free the birds from a society that does not appreciate them, by whatever means necessary. With his emotional state becoming ever more erratic, he begins sourcing weapons and preparing for a reckoning in this darkly ironic study of toxic masculinity.
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- Kazushige Abe
- Kerim Yasar
Erscheinungsjahr
- 2023
Format
- Buch (Softcover)
Detailformat
- Taschenbuch
Anzahl Seiten
- 155