Nails and Eyes

Name: Nails and Eyes
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781782279549
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By Kaori Fujino

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In Nails and Eyes by Kaori Fujino, a young girl navigates the complexities of grief and obsession after her mother's death. Through an eerie and surreal narrative, she becomes fixated on her father's new partner. The book delves into the themes of loss, identity, and the darker shades of human psychology, offering a haunting exploration of a child's perspective on adult relationships.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate atmospheric narratives that delve into the human psyche with a touch of the eerie and unsettling. This story unfolds with a haunting examination of grief, memory, and the fine line between reality and imagination, offering a unique and thought-provoking reading experience.

Tense, subtly disturbing literary horror from a prize-winning Japanese writer- part of Pushkin's second Japanese Novella series

Description

Under strange circumstances, a young girl loses her mother, and her father blindly invites his girlfriend into the home to care for her. On shaky new ground, the girl struggles, then develops an uncanny grasp of her mother's pristine life and the new interloper's messy past. As the months go by, the knowledge slowly ferments.

With masterful narrative control, Nails and Eyes—which was awarded the Akutagawa Prize—builds to a conclusion of disturbing power. Paired with two stories of unsettled minds and creeping tension, it introduces a daring new voice in Japanese literature.

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Nails and Eyes by Kaori Fujino is praised for its gripping and intense narrative, described as both taut and entrancing. The unique storytelling captivates readers, creating a haunting and immersive experience.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781782279549

Publisher: Pushkin Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 27 July 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Pushkin Press

Contributors:

Translated by Kendall Heitzman
Translated by Kendall Heitzman

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 144

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Fiction General Fiction Horror & Supernatural Kaori Fujino Literary Fiction

About the Author

Kaori Fujino, a lifelong resident of Kyoto, is best known for fiction that reimagines tropes from horror, science fiction, Hollywood thrillers, urban legends and fairy tales. She holds an MA in aesthetics and art from Doshisha University. In 2013, Fujino was awarded the Akutagawa Prize, Japan's most prominent literary prize, for Nails and Eyes. In the fall of 2017, she was in residence at the University of Iowa's prestigious International Writing Program. Her stories have appeared in English translation in Granta, Monkey and the US-Japan Women's Journal.