Hiromi Kawakami: 13 books

La gran novela japonesa que ha marcado un hito en la literatura contemporánea, una historia de amor inolvidable. Novela ganadora del prestigioso Premio Tanizaki. Esta novela extraordinaria, tal vez la mejor novela de amor de los últimos años, resulta difícil de presentar en toda...

Kawakami is an author known and reviewed around the world Manazuru received great praise when Counterpoint released it in 2010; the book already has reviews by Booklist, the Paris Review Daily, the Independent, and Publishers Weekly. This is a reissue of a quiet, beloved novel by celebrated...

This is a reissue of a poetic, compact novel by celebrated Japanese author, Hiromi Kawakami (the original 2012 Counterpoint edition was titled The Briefcase (9781582435992); Strange Weather in Tokyo is the title of the wildly successful UK edition (Granta) Strange Weather in Tokyo was Shortlisted...

Ocho narraciones trenzadas con la extraordinaria prosa de Hiromi Kawakami, la autora más aclamada de la literatura japonesa actual. Los ocho relatos que componen este libro, si bien totalmente independientes los unos respecto a los demás, parecen atravesados por el mismo eje, tejidos con...

Una novela de la autora de El cielo es azul, la tierra blanca, ganadora del Premio Akutagawa, el Premio Ito Sei, el Premio Woman Writer's, el Premio Tanizaki y el Man Asian Literary Prize, con más de 1.000.000 de lectores. «¿Qué será el amor? Las personas tienen derecho a enamorarse de...

Una novela sobre el paso a la edad adulta, la búsqueda de la identidad sexual y la amistad de quienes se sienten desajustados respecto al mundo. Por la autora más aclamada de la literatura japonesa actual, Hiromi Kawakami. Las circunstancias han convertido a Midori Edo en un muchacho que...

Parade: A Folktale is the enchanting companion to Strange Weather in Tokyo, a poetic novel by celebrated Japanese author Hiromi Kawakami; Strange Weather in Tokyo was short-listed for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize in 2014 and won the Tanizaki Prize in 2001 Parade features Tsukiko, the...

Best-selling and beloved Japanese author Hiromi Kawakami (The Nakano Thrift Shop) tells the story of an enigmatic man through the voices of ten remarkable women who have loved him.     “If you like Haruki Murakami and Yoko Ogawa, it’s a safe bet that you’ll love The Ten Loves...

From the author of Strange Weather in Tokyo comes this funny, heartwarming story about love, life, and human relationships that features a delightfully offbeat cast of characters. Objects for sale at the Nakano Thrift Shop appear as commonplace as the staff and customers that handle them....

A shape-shifter arrives at Tokyo harbour in human form, set to embark on an unstoppable rampage through the city’s train network… A young woman is accompanied home one night by a reclusive student, and finds herself lured into a flat full of eerie Egyptian artefacts… A man suspects...

El señor Nakano y las mujeres es una tierna y delicada exploración del misterio que se oculta en lo ordinario. Las líneas que dibuja conforman, a la postre, un mural en el que ningún hilo llega a su final sin entrecruzarse con otro. Cuando Hitomi empieza a trabajar en la tienda de segunda...

The Akutagawa Prize-winning stories from one of the most highly regarded and provocative contemporary Japanese writers: part of our Japanese novella series, showcasing the best contemporary Japanese writing. In these three haunting and lyrical stories, three young women experience unsettling...

Twelve years have passed since Kei’s husband, Rei, disappeared and she was left alone with her three-year-old daughter. Her new relationship with a married man-the antithesis of Rei-has brought her life to a numbing stasis, and her relationships with her mother and daughter have spilled into routine,...