Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (light novel)

Name: Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (light novel)
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781975340452
Price: 39.99 NZD
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By Seiko Tanabe and Matthew Rutsohn

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Unable to get around without a wheelchair, Josee lives a solitary, housebound life. Her sole connection to the outside world is her friend Tsuneo, a recent college graduate who acts as her caretaker. Josee, the Tiger and the Fish explores the delicate and sometimes sensual relationship that develops between them as they navigate the challenges of finding happiness. The anthology also includes eight additional short stories focusing on working women and their varied experiences of love and loss.
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Unable to get around without a wheelchair, a young woman named Josee leads a solitary, housebound existence. Her key to the outside world is her friend Tsuneo, a recent college graduate and her so-called caretaker.

The titular story, Josee, the Tiger and the Fish, depicts the precarious, at times sensual relationship that blossoms between these two young people still learning what it means to be happy. This anthology also includes eight short tales centering on working women and their myriad loves and partings sure to stir the heart and soul.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781975340452

Publisher: Little, Brown & Company

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 29 March 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Yen Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 124.0mm

Height: 191.0mm

Weight: 258g

Pages: 192

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Fiction General Fiction Matthew Rutsohn Seiko Tanabe Yen Press

About the Author

Born in 1928 in Osaka, Seiko Tanabe was the author of many award-winning books, among them the novel Sentimental Journey, recipient of the prestigious Akutagawa Prize in 1964 as well as her biography of the poet Suifu Kishimoto which won her the 1998 Izumi Kyoka Prize for Literature and the 1999 Yomiuri Prize. Tanabe was designated a Person of Cultural Merit by the Japanese government in 2000 and then awarded the Order of Culture eight years later. She died in Kobe, Japan in 2019 at the age of 91.