Name: Parade: A Folktale
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Author: Kawakami, Hiromi ; Powell, Allison Markin
ISBN: 9781593765804

Type

Physical Book

Author

Hiromi Kawakami

Translated by

Allison Markin Powell

Publisher

Soft Skull

Year

2019

Language

English

Pages

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

15.0 x 9.9 x 1.3 cm

Weight

0.07 kg.

ISBN13

9781593765804

Synopsis "Parade: A Folktale "

"A parable about memory, mythic characters, and confessional regrets . . . An ethereal, resonating literary gift" (Booklist, starred review) from the internationally bestselling author of Strange Weather in Tokyo. "On a summer afternoon, Tsukiko and her former high school teacher have prepared and eaten somen noodles together. "Tell me a story from long ago," Sensei says. "I wasn't alive long ago," Tsukiko says, "but should I tell you a story from when I was little?" "Please do," Sensei replies, and so Tsukiko tells him that, when she was a child, she awakened one day to find something with a pale red face and something with a dark red face in her room, arguing with each other. They had human bodies, long noses, and wings. They were tengu, creatures that appear in Japanese folktales. The tengu attach themselves to Tsukiko and begin to follow her everywhere. Where did they come from and why are they here? And what other invisible and unacknowledged forces are acting upon Tsukiko's seemingly peaceful world?"

Hiromi Kawakami

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Hiromi Kawakami (Tokyo, 1958) is an acclaimed Japanese writer, awarded with prestigious prizes such as the Akutagawa and the Tanizaki. Her works, among which "The Briefcase" and "The Ten Loves of Nishino" stand out, subtly explore the complexities of human relationships.

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