Bibliograph

People from my neighborhood, stories, Hiromi Kawakami ; translated from the Japanese by Ted Goossen

Type

Label

People from my neighborhood, stories, Hiromi Kawakami ; translated from the Japanese by Ted Goossen

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

People from my neighborhood

Oclc number

1286629487

Responsibility statement

Hiromi Kawakami ; translated from the Japanese by Ted Goossen

Sub title

stories

Summary

"A bossy child who lives under a white cloth near a tree; a schoolgirl who keeps doll's brains in a desk drawer; an old man with two shadows, one docile and one rebellious; a diplomat no one has ever seen who goes fishing at an artificial lake no one has ever heard of. These are some of the inhabitants of People From My Neighborhood. In their lives, details of the local and everyday-the lunch menu at a tiny drinking place called the Love, the color and shape of the roof of the tax office-slip into accounts of duels, prophetic dreams, revolutions, and visitations from ghosts and gods. In twenty-six "palm of the hand" stories-fictions small enough to fit in the palm of one's hand-Hiromi Kawakami creates a universe ruled by mystery and transformation"--, Provided by publisher

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