Nipponia Nippon

An off-kilter, darkly ironic novella from a Japanese literary star - part of Pushkin's second Japanese Novella series A fast-paced, darkly ironic novella from one of Japan’s contemporary luminaries—and the husband of Mieko Kawakami—making his English language debut

A teenager gripped by obsession seeks to free endangered birds in this darkly funny study of solitude and toxic masculinity set in modern-day Tokyo

Perfect for fans of Earthlings by Sayaka Murata and Kawakami’s Breasts and Eggs

Isolated in his Tokyo apartment, 17-year-old Haruo spends all his time online, researching the plight of the endangered Japanese crested ibis, Nipponia Nippon.

Living on an allowance from his parents, he drops ever further into a fantasy world in which he alone shares a special connection with the last of these noble birds, held at a conservation centre on the island of Sado.

His conclusion is simple: it is his destiny to free the birds from a society that does not appreciate them, by whatever means necessary. With his emotional state becoming ever more erratic, he begins sourcing weapons and preparing for a reckoning in this darkly ironic study of toxic masculinity.

• | Author: Kazushige Abe, Kerim Yasar
• | Publisher: Pushkin Press
• | Publication Date: Jul 27, 2023
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• | Language: eng
• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781782278535
• | ISBN-10: 1782278532