Mittens and Pity - Stories

Winner of the Tanizaki Prize in 2022, her latest short story collection;from 2021, Set between Kanazawa, Helsinki, Taipei, Rome, Hong Kong, and Hachijo-jima, the six stories collected here depict people who are struggling with recent loss and coming to terms with the truth of living with the memory.; In the title story, a couple takes a honeymoon to Helsinki after both mothers, who had been against their marriage, passed away. In “Sinsin and the Mouse,” a daughter who has dedicated her young adult life to caring for her sick mother, travels to Taipei after her mother’s death, slowly adjusting to her new freedom and loneliness. In “Caronte,” seeking closure from the accidental death of her best friend, a woman follows the last footstep of her best friend in Rome and encounters the person who has been holding her friend’s final message. Instead of fighting with their pain, women in

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Asa Yoneda, Banana Yoshimoto
• Editore: Counterpoint
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 12.11.2024, ritardato
• EAN: 9781640096516
• ISBN: 978-1-64009-651-6
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi; FICTION / Women, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Short Stories (single author), Modern & contemporary fiction, FICTION / World Literature / Japan