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Record of a Night too Brief by Hiromi Kawakami
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Dec 05, 2017 | ISBN 9781782272717

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Praise

“A supersurreal triad of stories . . . Kawakami marks the literary map of Japan with a warning that beyond here lie dragons—or snakes and ghosts, at any rate. Astonishing, strange, and wonderful. ”
Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“Fans of Haruki Murakami and Banana Yoshimoto will enjoy immersing themselves in Kawakami’s magical worlds.”
—Booklist

“. . . the author successfully juxtaposes elements of contemporary Japan—in Kawakami’s case, postmodern Japan, with its high-rise apartment buildings, highway service areas, radio stock market reports, and advertising jingles blaring from parade-float loudspeakers — with myths and folklore that gesture toward a lost, pre-modern imaginary.”
—Los Angeles Review of Books

“Talking animals, transformations into trees and horses, and a melancholic mood of loss and love make it easy to see why Kawakami is one of the more exciting voices in contemporary Japanese literature.”
—Thrillist

“A truly fantastical story . . . rewards with rich imagery that will challenge anyone’s powers of imagination.”
Japan Society Journal (UK)

“At once funny and humane . . . the author’s estranging fiction is bewitching. If Japan were in need of a Lewis Carroll, look no further.”
South China Morning Post

“Baffling, unsettling and haunting, these stories have a dreamlike atmosphere.”
—The Lady (UK Magazine)

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