Böcker av Mieko Kawakami

Bröst och ägg : en sommarberättelse

Pocket, Svenska, 2023

(3)

89 kr

Vad är det med kvinnorna i familjen Natsume? Varför vill Makiko operera brösten? Varför har hennes tonårsdotter Midoriko slutat prata? Och varför har Natsuko börjat fundera på att skaffa barn på egen hand?

Mieko Kawakamis roman Bröst och ägg är den aspirerande författaren Natsuko Natsumes berättelse om sig själv, sin syster och sin systerdotter, som alla tre försöker hitta ett sätt att vara kvinna i det moderna, urbana Japan.

»Jag kommer aldrig att glömma hur paff jag blev när jag läste den här romanen första gången. Den är hisnande.« Haruki Murakami

Mieko Kawakami (född 1976 i Osaka) debuterade som poet 2006, men var redan då känd popsångerska och bloggare i Japan. Idag är hon en högt ansedd och bästsäljande författare, belönad med flera av landets största litteraturpriser. Bröst och ägg provocerade det konservativa Japan med sin öppenhet kring den kvinnliga kroppen, men gjorde samtidigt Mieko Kawakami till en ikon i de yngre generationerna. Under de senaste åren har hon också blivit ett internationellt fenomen som översätts världen över.

Yukiko Duke är journalist, författare och översättare. Hon har översatt en lång rad japanska författare, däribland Haruki Murakami och Kenzaburo Oe.

»Bröst och ägg är ett rent nöje från början till slut. Det flödande och levande språket bidrar till att svepa läsaren med sig, och även om intrigen inte följer särskilt många av de konventionella reglerna så rymmer den hela tiden en stark framåtrörelse.« Sebastian Lönnlöv i Svenska Dagbladet

Heaven

Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize

AvMieko Kawakami

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

(1)

133 kr

Skickas

From the bestselling Japanese author of Breasts and Eggs and international literary sensation Mieko Kawakami, comes Heaven, a sharp and illuminating novel about bullying and friendship.‘Mieko Kawakami is always ceaselessly growing and evolving’ – Haruki Murakami, author of Norwegian WoodShortlisted for the International Booker Prize.TIME's 100 Must-Read Books of the Year.A fourteen-year-old boy is tormented for having a lazy eye. Instead of resisting, he chooses to suffer in silence. The only person who understands what he is going through is a female classmate, Kojima, who experiences similar treatment at the hands of her bullies.Providing each other with immeasurable consolation at a time in their lives when they need it most, the two young friends grow closer than ever. But what, ultimately, is the nature of a friendship when your shared bond is terror?Unflinching yet tender, sharply observed, intimate and multi-layered, this simple yet profound novel stands as yet another dazzling testament to Mieko Kawakami’s uncontainable talent.‘Mieko Kawakami is a genius’ – Naoise Dolan, author of Exciting Times‘An expertly told, deeply unsettling tale of adolescent violence’ – VogueTranslated from the Japanese by Sam Bett and David Boyd.

Sisters in Yellow

AvMieko Kawakami

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

179 kr

Skickas inom 7-10 vardagar

'With Sisters in Yellow, [Kawakami] proves she is still the most exciting Japanese novelist at work today' The TimesA heart-stopping story of teenage girls on the brink in 1990s Tokyo from the International Booker Prize-Shortlisted author of HEAVEN and BREASTS AND EGGSHana has nothing but she’s hopeful. She’s fifteen years old. She lives in a tiny apartment in a suburb of Tokyo with her young mother, a hostess at a local dive bar. They have no money, no security. Then Kimiko appears.Kimiko is older, a bright light in Hana’s dark world. Together they set up Lemon, a bar that, despite its shabby setting and seedy clientele, becomes a haven for Hana. Suddenly Hana has a job she loves, friends to share her days with, and the glittering promise of money. She feels like a normal girl. She feels invincible.But in the narrow alleys of Sangenjaya, nothing is as it seems. Soon all of Hana’s hope, her optimism, and her drive, will be tested to the limit . . .A story of enduring friendship and deep betrayal, Sisters in Yellow is a masterpiece of teenage dreams and adult cruelties that confirms Mieko Kawakami as one of the great writers of her generation.Readers love Sisters in Yellow:'My new favourite book of ALL TIME. The ending absolutely destroyed me.''A powerful, emotionally charged exploration of friendship, survival and the quiet brutality of inequality''Mieko Kawakami doesn't need a high-speed chase to create tension; she lets a heavy, unsettling mood seep into the floorboards''Confirms Kawakami’s place as one of the most vital voices in contemporary literature''The character building is second to none . . . Mieko Kawakami is a generational talent''This is Kawakami at her best. Not for a second does the pace let up.'

All The Lovers In The Night

AvMieko Kawakami

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

(1)

133 kr

Skickas inom 7-10 vardagar

A deeply moving story about a woman searching for meaning in contemporary Tokyo. From literary sensation and International Booker Prize-shortlisted author Mieko Kawakami, the bestelling author of Breasts and Eggs and Heaven, comes All the Lovers in the Night.'A brief, compelling study of alienation and friendship; I binge-read it in one sitting' – Rebecca F. Kuang, author of YellowfaceFuyuko Irie is a freelance proofreader in her thirties. Living alone in an overwhelming city and unable to form meaningful relationships, she has little contact with anyone other than her colleague, Hijiri. But a chance encounter with a man named Mitsutsuka awakens something new in her. Through their weekly meetings, Fuyuko starts to see the world in a different light and painful memories from her past begin to resurface.As Fuyuko realizes she exists in a small world of her own making she begins to push at her own boundaries. But will she find the strength to bring down the walls that surround her?Poetic, modern and shocking, this is an unforgettable novel from Japan’s most exciting writer.‘Mieko Kawakami is a genius’ – Naoise Dolan, author of Exciting TimesAll the Lovers in the Night is translated from the Japanese by Sam Bett and David Boyd.

Alla nattens älskare

AvMieko Kawakami

Pocket, Svenska, 2025

(2)

89 kr

Skickas

Fuyuko Irie är 34 år gammal och lever ett ensamt liv som frilansande korrekturläsare i Tokyo. När hon en dag får syn på sin spegelbild i en varuautomat hittar hon bara ett ord för att beskriva sig själv: bedrövlig. Hon inser att hon bara låtit livet hända; hon har inga relationer, inga passioner, inget att längta efter. För att bli en annan tar hon alkoholen till hjälp, men det går snart upp för henne att hon också behöver bearbeta de smärtsamma minnena hon bär på. Ett slumpartat möte med en man väcker något i henne, men räcker det för att skänka livet mening?

Alla nattens älskare är en stillsam roman om en vilsen kvinnas inre värld, skriven av en av Japans största författare.

MIEKO KAWAKAMI (född 1976 i Osaka) debuterade som poet 2006, men var redan då en känd popsångerska och bloggare i Japan. Idag är hon enhögt ansedd och bästsäljande författare, belönad med flera av landets största litteraturpriser. Vi har tidigare givit ut hennes roman Bröst ochägg.

VIBEKE EMOND är en av Sveriges mest ansedda översättare från japanska. Hon har bland annat översatt Haruki Murakami, Yoko Ogawa och Banana Yoshimoto men också äldre japansk lyrik.

Sisters in Yellow

AvMieko Kawakami

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

201 kr

Skickas inom 7-10 vardagar

The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller'I can never forget the sense of pure astonishment I felt when I first read Mieko Kawakami'– Haruki Murakami'The most exciting Japanese novelist at work today'– The TimesA heart-stopping story of teenage girls on the brink in 1990s Tokyo from the International Booker Prize-Shortlisted author of Heaven and Breasts and Eggs.Hana has nothing but she’s hopeful. She’s fifteen years old. She lives in a tiny apartment in a suburb of Tokyo with her young mother, a hostess at a local dive bar. They have no money, no security. Then Kimiko appears.Kimiko is older, a bright light in Hana’s dark world. Together they set up Lemon, a bar that, despite its shabby setting and seedy clientele, becomes a haven for Hana. Suddenly Hana has a job she loves, friends to share her days with, and the glittering promise of money. She feels like a normal girl. She feels invincible.But in the narrow alleys of Sangenjaya, nothing is as it seems. Soon all of Hana’s hope, her optimism, and her drive, will be tested to the limit . . .A story of enduring friendship and deep betrayal, Sisters in Yellow is a masterpiece of teenage dreams and adult cruelties that confirms Mieko Kawakami as one of the great writers of her generation.'Relentlessly riveting . . . My heart felt very tender reading this'– Frances Cha, author of If I Had Your FaceReaders love Sisters in Yellow:'My new favourite book of ALL TIME. The ending absolutely destroyed me.''A powerful, emotionally charged exploration of friendship, survival and the quiet brutality of inequality''Mieko Kawakami doesn't need a high-speed chase to create tension; she lets a heavy, unsettling mood seep into the floorboards''Confirms Kawakami’s place as one of the most vital voices in contemporary literature''The character building is second to none . . . Mieko Kawakami is a generational talent''This is Kawakami at her best. Not for a second does the pace let up.'

Breasts and Eggs

AvMieko Kawakami

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

145 kr

Skickas inom 7-10 vardagar

The bestselling novel about three women struggling to determine their own lives in contemporary Tokyo.'Breathtaking' – Haruki Murakami, author of Norwegian WoodA New York Times 'Notable Book of the Year' and one of Elena Ferrante's 'Top 40 Books by Female Authors'. Shortlisted for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation.On a hot summer’s day in a poor suburb of Tokyo we meet three women: thirty-year-old Natsuko, her older sister Makiko, and Makiko’s teenage daughter Midoriko.Makiko, an ageing hostess despairing the loss of her looks, has travelled to Tokyo in search of breast enhancement surgery. She's accompanied by her daughter, who has recently stopped speaking, finding herself unable to deal with her own changing body and her mother’s self-obsession. Her silence dominates Natsuko’s rundown apartment, providing a catalyst for each woman to grapple with their own anxieties and their relationships with one another.Eight years later, we meet Natsuko again. She is now a writer and finds herself on a journey back to her native city, returning to memories of that summer and her family’s past as she faces her own uncertain future.In Breasts and Eggs Mieko Kawakami paints a radical and intimate portrait of contemporary working class womanhood in Japan, recounting the heartbreaking journeys of three women in a society where the odds are stacked against them. Translated from the Japanese by Sam Bett and David Boyd.'Bold, modern and surprising' – An Yu, author of Braised Pork'Incredible and propulsive' – Naoise Dolan, author of Exciting Times

Heaven (svensk utgåva)

AvMieko Kawakami

Inbunden, Svenska, 2025

272 kr

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"En oförglömlig gestaltning av en tröstlös tillvaro och vad som gör det möjligt att försöka uthärda den." BTJ, betyg 5/5

Av författaren till Bröst och ägg och Alla nattens älskare Finalist till International Booker Prize 2022

Japan, 1991. En fjortonårig pojke blir brutalt mobbad av sina klasskamrater på grund av ett skelande öga. Hans enda tröst är den hemliga vänskap som börjat växa fram mellan honom och Kojima, en tystlåten flicka i klassen. För första gången finns det någon i skolan som tycker om honom för den han är -- eller kanske till och med på grund av den han är. Men vad är det egentligen för mening med en vän, om helvetet aldrig tar slut?

Heaven är en drabbande och upprörande roman från en av Japans största författare. Med obeveklig klarhet skildrar Mieko Kawakami hur det är att vara utanför, och lämnar efter sig existentiella frågor som ekar långt bortom sista sidan.

Mieko Kawakami är född i Osaka, Japan, och bor idag i Tokyo. Hon debuterade som poet 2006 och hennes böcker har översatts till över 20 språk. Kawakami är högt ansedd och flerfaldigt prisbelönt i hemlandet, och en av de internationellt mest framgångsrika samtida japanska författarna. Heaven var finalist till 2022 års International Booker Prize och är den tredje av hennes romaner som översatts till svenska.

Vibeke Emond är översättare från japanska och italienska. Hon har tidigare översatt bland andra Haruki Murakami, Yoko Tawada och Yoko Ogawa, men också äldre japansk lyrik.

Breasts and Eggs

AvMieko Kawakami

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

282 kr

Skickas inom 3-6 vardagar

Ms Ice Sandwich

AvMieko Kawakami

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

133 kr

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A young boy returns obsessively to a supermarket sandwich counter, entranced by the beauty of the woman who works there. Her aloof demeanour and electric blue eyelids make him feel the most intense joy he's ever known. He calls her Ms Ice Sandwich, and he wants nothing more than to spend his days watching her coolly slip sandwiches into bags. But life keeps getting in the way - there's his beloved grandmother's illness, and a faltering friendship with his classmate Tutti, who she invites him into her private world. Wry, intimate and wonderfully skewed, Ms Ice Sandwich is a poignant depiction of the naivety and wisdom of youth, just as it is passing.

Alla nattens älskare

AvMieko Kawakami

Inbunden, Svenska, 2024

(1)

259 kr

Tillfälligt slut

"En oförglömlig och mästerlig roman." Kirkus

Fuyuko Irie är 34 år gammal och lever ett ensamt liv som frilansande korrekturläsare i Tokyo. När hon en dag får syn på sin spegelbild i en varuautomat hittar hon bara ett ord för att beskriva sig själv: bedrövlig. Hon inser att hon bara låtit livet hända; hon har inga relationer, inga passioner, inget att längta efter. För att bli en annan tar hon alkoholen till hjälp, men det går snart upp för henne att hon också behöver bearbeta de smärtsamma minnena hon bär på. Ett slumpartat möte med en man väcker något i henne, men räcker det för att skänka livet mening?

Alla nattens älskare är en stillsam roman om en vilsen kvinnas inre värld, skriven av en av Japans största författare.

MIEKO KAWAKAMI (född 1976 i Osaka) debuterade som poet 2006, men var redan då en känd popsångerska och bloggare i Japan. Idag är hon en högt ansedd och bästsäljande författare, belönad med flera av landets största litteraturpriser. Sedan tidigare har vi givit ut hennes roman Bröst och ägg.

VIBEKE EMOND är översättare från japanska och italienska. Hon har tidigare översatt bland andra Haruki Murakami, Yoko Tawada och Yoko Ogawa, men också äldre japansk lyrik.

Sisters in Yellow

AvMieko Kawakami

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

392 kr

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Sisters in Yellow

AvMieko Kawakami

E-bok

Engelska, 2026

221 kr

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Sisters in Yellow

The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller

AvMieko Kawakami

E-bok

Engelska, 2026

239 kr

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The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller'I can never forget the sense of pure astonishment I felt when I first read Mieko Kawakami'– Haruki Murakami'The most exciting Japanese novelist at work today'– The TimesA heart-stopping story of teenage girls on the brink in 1990s Tokyo from the International Booker Prize-Shortlisted author of Heaven and Breasts and Eggs.Hana has nothing but she’s hopeful. She’s fifteen years old. She lives in a tiny apartment in a suburb of Tokyo with her young mother, a hostess at a local dive bar. They have no money, no security. Then Kimiko appears.Kimiko is older, a bright light in Hana’s dark world. Together they set up Lemon, a bar that, despite its shabby setting and seedy clientele, becomes a haven for Hana. Suddenly Hana has a job she loves, friends to share her days with, and the glittering promise of money. She feels like a normal girl. She feels invincible.But in the narrow alleys of Sangenjaya, nothing is as it seems. Soon all of Hana’s hope, her optimism, and her drive, will be tested to the limit . . .A story of enduring friendship and deep betrayal, Sisters in Yellow is a masterpiece of teenage dreams and adult cruelties that confirms Mieko Kawakami as one of the great writers of her generation.'Relentlessly riveting . . . My heart felt very tender reading this'– Frances Cha, author of If I Had Your FaceReaders love Sisters in Yellow:'My new favourite book of ALL TIME. The ending absolutely destroyed me.''A powerful, emotionally charged exploration of friendship, survival and the quiet brutality of inequality''Mieko Kawakami doesn't need a high-speed chase to create tension; she lets a heavy, unsettling mood seep into the floorboards''Confirms Kawakami’s place as one of the most vital voices in contemporary literature''The character building is second to none . . . Mieko Kawakami is a generational talent''This is Kawakami at her best. Not for a second does the pace let up.'

Sisters in Yellow

The astonishing Sunday Times bestseller

AvMieko Kawakami

Häftad, Engelska, 2027

126 kr

Kommande

The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller'The most exciting Japanese novelist at work today'– The Times'I can never forget the sense of pure astonishment I felt when I first read Mieko Kawakami'– Haruki MurakamiA heart-stopping story of teenage girls on the brink in 1990s Tokyo from the International Booker Prize-Shortlisted author of HEAVEN and BREASTS AND EGGSHana has nothing but she’s hopeful. She’s fifteen years old. She lives in a tiny apartment in Tokyo with her mother. They have no money, no security. Then the enigmatic Kimiko appears. She offers Hana a way out.Together they set up Lemon, a shabby bar that becomes their haven. Suddenly Hana has a job she loves and friends to share her days with, but the glittering promise of money soon gives way to a dangerous world. Trapped between her own paranoia and the violence of the city's dark underbelly, Hana is forced to make choices that will echo throughout the decades to come.A masterpiece of teenage dreams and adult cruelties, Sisters in Yellow confirms Mieko Kawakami as one of the great writers of her generation.'Relentlessly riveting . . . My heart felt very tender reading this'– Frances Cha, author of If I Had Your FaceReaders love Sisters in Yellow:'My new favourite book of ALL TIME. The ending absolutely destroyed me.''A powerful, emotionally charged exploration of friendship, survival and the quiet brutality of inequality''Mieko Kawakami doesn't need a high-speed chase to create tension; she lets a heavy, unsettling mood seep into the floorboards''Confirms Kawakami’s place as one of the most vital voices in contemporary literature''The character building is second to none . . . Mieko Kawakami is a generational talent''This is Kawakami at her best. Not for a second does the pace let up.'

Sisters in Yellow

AvMieko Kawakami

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

184 kr

Kommande

International Booker shortlisted literary sensation Mieko Kawakami serves us a thrilling, stylish noir of buried secrets and shocking acts.

Breasts and Eggs

A powerful and intimate novel about what it means to be a woman in modern Japan

AvMieko Kawakami

E-bok

Engelska, 2020

183 kr

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The bestselling novel about three women struggling to determine their own lives in contemporary Tokyo.'Breathtaking' – Haruki Murakami, author of Norwegian WoodA New York Times 'Notable Book of the Year' and one of Elena Ferrante's 'Top 40 Books by Female Authors'. Shortlisted for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation.On a hot summer’s day in a poor suburb of Tokyo we meet three women: thirty-year-old Natsuko, her older sister Makiko, and Makiko’s teenage daughter Midoriko.Makiko, an ageing hostess despairing the loss of her looks, has travelled to Tokyo in search of breast enhancement surgery. She's accompanied by her daughter, who has recently stopped speaking, finding herself unable to deal with her own changing body and her mother’s self-obsession. Her silence dominates Natsuko’s rundown apartment, providing a catalyst for each woman to grapple with their own anxieties and their relationships with one another.Eight years later, we meet Natsuko again. She is now a writer and finds herself on a journey back to her native city, returning to memories of that summer and her family’s past as she faces her own uncertain future.In Breasts and Eggs Mieko Kawakami paints a radical and intimate portrait of contemporary working class womanhood in Japan, recounting the heartbreaking journeys of three women in a society where the odds are stacked against them. Translated from the Japanese by Sam Bett and David Boyd.'Bold, modern and surprising' – An Yu, author of Braised Pork'Incredible and propulsive' – Naoise Dolan, author of Exciting Times

All The Lovers In The Night

from the International Booker Prize shortlisted trailblazer of Japanese Fiction

AvMieko Kawakami

E-bok

Engelska, 2022

171 kr

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A deeply moving story about a woman searching for meaning in contemporary Tokyo. From literary sensation and International Booker Prize-shortlisted author Mieko Kawakami, the bestelling author of Breasts and Eggs and Heaven, comes All the Lovers in the Night.'A brief, compelling study of alienation and friendship; I binge-read it in one sitting' – Rebecca F. Kuang, author of YellowfaceFuyuko Irie is a freelance proofreader in her thirties. Living alone in an overwhelming city and unable to form meaningful relationships, she has little contact with anyone other than her colleague, Hijiri. But a chance encounter with a man named Mitsutsuka awakens something new in her. Through their weekly meetings, Fuyuko starts to see the world in a different light and painful memories from her past begin to resurface.As Fuyuko realizes she exists in a small world of her own making she begins to push at her own boundaries. But will she find the strength to bring down the walls that surround her?Poetic, modern and shocking, this is an unforgettable novel from Japan’s most exciting writer.‘Mieko Kawakami is a genius’ – Naoise Dolan, author of Exciting TimesAll the Lovers in the Night is translated from the Japanese by Sam Bett and David Boyd.

Heaven

Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize

AvMieko Kawakami

E-bok

Engelska, 2021

171 kr

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From the bestselling Japanese author of Breasts and Eggs and international literary sensation Mieko Kawakami, comes Heaven, a sharp and illuminating novel about bullying and friendship.‘Mieko Kawakami is always ceaselessly growing and evolving’ – Haruki Murakami, author of Norwegian WoodShortlisted for the International Booker Prize.TIME's 100 Must-Read Books of the Year.A fourteen-year-old boy is tormented for having a lazy eye. Instead of resisting, he chooses to suffer in silence. The only person who understands what he is going through is a female classmate, Kojima, who experiences similar treatment at the hands of her bullies.Providing each other with immeasurable consolation at a time in their lives when they need it most, the two young friends grow closer than ever. But what, ultimately, is the nature of a friendship when your shared bond is terror?Unflinching yet tender, sharply observed, intimate and multi-layered, this simple yet profound novel stands as yet another dazzling testament to Mieko Kawakami’s uncontainable talent.‘Mieko Kawakami is a genius’ – Naoise Dolan, author of Exciting Times‘An expertly told, deeply unsettling tale of adolescent violence’ – VogueTranslated from the Japanese by Sam Bett and David Boyd.

Sisters in Yellow

AvMieko Kawakami

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

241 kr

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Rising star Mieko Kawakami reaches new heights in this pacy, thrilling novel, a Japanese Breaking Bad, in which a group of friends fight for freedom, independence, and survival in Tokyo of the 1990s, a world rapidly dividing into haves and have-nots.All of them are fleeing something. Growing up without a father, Hana’s tired of the pity in her classmates’ eyes, and finds a flashier mother figure in Kimiko. Kimiko is older than Hana's mother but seems much younger, chatting easily about school and boys and wanting a better life. Fate throws them together with two more young women—bruised but not broken by life. Together the four set out to remake their lives, fighting predatory lenders, organized criminals, and plain bad luck as they open a bar called Lemon. Keeping the business going, and trying to take care of each other, forms the core of this enrapturing novel. It is a story of startling reversals and vivid portraits of the matriarchy of Tokyo nightlife and its adjacent criminal underclasses. From the bar owners to the aging hostesses to the young street touts coaxing people off the street to places like Lemon, everyone wants a chance at renewal, but can everyone get it? Narrated by Hana in Kawakami’s trademark evocatively poetic style and paced like a noir, Sisters in Yellow will be the literary blockbuster of the season. This epic of friendship and betrayal is the kind of book one longs to return to when away from it: a world unto itself, and a book that makes you think while it produces immensities of feeling. It is a major novel that, like so many of the best recent phenomena—from Donna Tartt to Hanya Yanagihara—explores how we survive (or don't) together.

Heaven

AvMieko Kawakami

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

263 kr

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All die Liebenden der Nacht

AvMieko Kawakami

Häftad, Tyska, 2025

170 kr

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Brüste und Eier

AvMieko Kawakami

Häftad, Tyska, 2021

182 kr

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Heaven

AvMieko Kawakami

Häftad, Tyska, 2022

199 kr

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Das gelbe Haus

AvMieko Kawakami

Inbunden, Tyska, 2025

309 kr

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All die Liebenden der Nacht

AvMieko Kawakami

Inbunden, Tyska, 2023

262 kr

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Heaven

AvMieko Kawakami

Inbunden, Tyska, 2021

265 kr

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Povesti de vara

AvMieko Kawakami

E-bok

Rumänska, 2021

76 kr

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Într-o dimineață fierbinte de vară, într-o suburbie sărăcăcioasă din Tokyo, facem cunoștință cu trei femei: Natsuko, în vârstă de treizeci de ani, sora ei mai mare, Makiko, și fiica adolescentă a acesteia, Midoriko. Makiko, care-și câștigă existența ca animatoare, este îngrozită de efectele înaintării în vârstă, așa că a venit la Tokyo să-și facă o operație de mărire a sânilor. Midoriko a hotărât de curând să nu mai vorbească, simțindu-se incapabilă să facă față simultan transformărilor prin care trece corpul ei și obsesiei materne. Tăcerea ei domină apartamentul dărăpănat al lui Natsuko, reprezentând un catalizator pentru eforturile celor trei de a-și depăși anxietățile și de a ajunge la o relație funcțională. O regăsim pe Natsuko opt ani mai târziu. Acum scriitoare, face o călătorie în orașul ei natal, rememorând vara aceea și trecutul familiei sale în timp ce-și înfruntă viitorul nesigur. În Povești de vară, Mieko Kawakami zugrăvește un portret radical și intim al unor femei obișnuite din Japonia contemporană, descriind traiectoriile impresionante ale celor trei eroine într-o societate care nu le dă nici o șansă. „Povești de vară [...] prezintă o imagine aparte a Japoniei, cu sunetele, absurditățile și suferințele ei, însă tocmai acest lucru îi accentuează valoarea. Kawakami nutrește convingerea că romanul său are vocație universală.”Entertainment Weekly

Heaven

AvMieko Kawakami

E-bok

Rumänska, 2022

105 kr

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În Heaven, un băiat de paisprezece ani este supus bullyingului de către colegii săi, din cauză că are un defect de vedere. În loc să riposteze, el se resemnează și se retrage într-o suferință mută. Singura care înțelege prin ce trece este colega lui, Kojima, supusă și ea unor tratamente similare din partea propriilor călăi.Oferindu-și unul altuia incomensurabila alinare de care au ne¬voie în clipele grele prin care trec, cei doi tineri prieteni devin tot mai apropiați. Dar, în fond, care este natura unei prietenii născute din pură teroare?Scris cu o mână sigură, dar și cu multă tandrețe, plin de observații fine, intim și multistratificat, acest roman de o simplitate profundă este încă o dovadă uimitoare a talentului de necontes¬tat al lui Mieko Kawakami, una dintre cele mai importante voci ale literaturii contemporane.„Cu o fină profunzime psihologică, uimitoare sensibilitate și o înțelegere plină de compasiune, Kawakami îl poartă hotărâtă pe cititor în explorarea abisului unui comportament greșit, dezumanizant.“Publishers Weekly„Autoarea romanului Povești de vară abordează un alt subiect rareori atins în literatură și îl disecă cu o intensitate crudă și elocventă... Un clasic neașteptat.“Kirkus Reviews„Scurt, dar plin de forță... Până la finalul romanului, cititorul va fi atât de captivat de detaliile viscerale și de complexitatea psihologică, încât, atunci când se va produce răsturnarea de situație, impactul acesteia va avea o forță tulburătoare și neașteptată.“Financial Times„Autentică și vie... narațiunea sensibilă și sugestivă a lui Kawakami o face remarcată ca un incredibil talent literar.“Booklist

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AvMieko Kawakami

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Svenska, 2024

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Det är sommar i en förort till Tokyo. Där möter vi tre kvinnor: trettioåriga Natsuko, hennes äldre syster Makiko och dennes dotter Midoriko. Makiko har rest till Tokyo för att göra en bröstförstoring, vilket kommer som en chock för hennes syster. Dessutom har den tonåriga Midoriko nyligen slutat prata och har svårt att hantera både sin egen kropp och Makikos självupptagenhet. Midorikos tystnad fyller Natsukos lägenhet och blir som en katalysator för kvinnorna att hantera både sin egen ängslighet och relationen till varandra. Åtta år senare i romanens andra del möter vi återigen Natsuko. Hon är nu författare och arbetar på sin andra roman. I minnet återvänder hon till den där sommaren och försöker förstå sin familjs historia. Samtidigt är det nu hennes tur att hantera sin åldrande kropp, och oron över att behöva åldras ensam. Hon vill gärna ha barn, men avskyr sex. Frågan är hur hennes liv ska bli.

Mieko Kawakami (född 1976 i Osaka) är en av Japans största och mest säljande författare. Bröst och ägg slog ner som en bomb i det konservativa Japan, med sin öppenhet kring den kvinliga kroppen och sexualiteten. Hon blev dock snabbt omhuldad av den store Haruki Murakami något hon senare tackade för genom att på en gemensam scen ifrågasätta hans sätt att skriva kvinnliga karaktärer. Kawakami debuterade som författare 2006, men var redan då en känd popartist och bloggare i hemlandet. Nu gör hennes romaner succé världen över.

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