Goodnight Tokyo - The English language debut from bestselling Japanese author

"Rewards are plentiful."- Financial Times 

"A must-read for Murakami fans."- Hotlist 

Set in the early hours of the morning in and around Tokyo, this ingeniously constructed English language debut is an energetic fresco of nocturnal existence. Hailed as a mélange of Agatha Christie, Teju Cole, and Hieronymus Bosch, Goodnight Tokyo is a compelling reflection on human relationships in modern-day metropolises at the intersection of isolation and intimacy. 

Matsui is the driver of a taxi the colour of the night sky. Every night between the hours of 1 am and 4.30 am, when Tokyo's eccentrics and insomniacs emerge, he guides his taxi around the streets of Tokyo, collecting passengers and their stories. 

Yoshida's novel offers readers a unique and intimate take on Tokyo as seen through the eyes of a large cast of colourful characters whose lives are mysteriously but intricately interconnected and whose fates converge against the backdrop of the city's neon-lit streets and night-time alleys.  

About the author

Born in Tokyo in 1962, Atsuhiro Yoshida is an award-winning book designer and renowned author of over forty books. Also translated into French, German, and Italian, Goodnight Tokyo is Yoshida's English-language debut.

Summary

A symphony of interconnected lives and an intimate journey around Tokyo after dark.

Product details

• Authors: Atsuhiro Yoshida, Atsuhiro Yoshido
• Assisted by: Haydn Trowell (Translation)
• Publisher: Europa Editions
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.08.2024
• EAN: 9781787705128
• ISBN: 978-1-78770-512-8
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 210 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 188 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Comic, cartoon, humour, satire; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / City Life, FICTION / Multiple Timelines, FICTION / World Literature / Japan, FICTION / World Literature / Asia (General), Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary