A Perfect Day to be Alone

Name: A Perfect Day to be Alone
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the award-winning Japanese coming-of-age classic

By Nanae Aoyama

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WINNER OF THE AKUTAGAWA PRIZE, Japan's most prestigious literary award, first published when the author was just 24 A Japanese contemporary classic, perfect for fans of Convenience Store Woman A love letter to Tokyo as it can only be seen through the eyes of a young... Read More

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A Perfect Day to be Alone

$27⁹⁹

A Perfect Day to be Alone

A Japanese contemporary classic for fans of Convenience Store Woman - at once wistful, darkly comic and painfully relatable

Description

WINNER OF THE AKUTAGAWA PRIZE, Japan's most prestigious literary award, first published when the author was just 24 A Japanese contemporary classic, perfect for fans of Convenience Store Woman A love letter to Tokyo as it can only be seen through the eyes of a young woman setting out in the world

It was raining when I arrived at the house. The walls of my room were lined with cat photos, set in fancy frames just below the ceiling.

When her mother emigrates to China for work, 21-year-old Chizu moves in with 71-year-old Ginko, an eccentric distant relative, taking a room in her ramshackle Tokyo home, with its two resident cats and the persistent rattle of passing trains.

Living their lives in imperfect symmetry, they establish an uneasy alliance, stress tested by Chizu's flashes of youthful spite. As the four seasons pass, Chizu navigates a series of tedious part-time jobs and unsatisfying relationships, before eventually finding her feet and salvaging a fierce independence from her solitude.

A Perfect Day to be Alone is a moving, microscopic examination of loneliness and heartbreak. With flashes of deadpan humour and a keen eye for poignant detail, Aoyama chronicles the painful process of breaking free from the moorings of youth.

Early reader reviews

"You will love it. I hope we have more translations from this author ASAP, she is super talented! As is the translator!" *

A Perfect Day to Be Alone by Nanae Aoyama blew me away utterly and completely" *

Translated from the Japanese by Jesse Kirkwood

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529427684

Publisher: Quercus Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 09 May 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: MacLehose Press

Contributors:

Translated by Jesse Kirkwood
Translated by Jesse Kirkwood

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 128g

Pages: 160

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About the Author

Born in 1983, Nanae Aoyama is a Japanese fiction writer. She has won the Akutagawa Prize, the Bungei Prize and the Yasunari Kawabata Literary Prize. Her work has been translated into Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, German, French, and Italian.