Hiromi Kawakami

Translated by Ted Goossen From the best-selling author of Strange Weather in Tokyo, here is a collection of playful, delightful, delectable Japanese micro-fiction. Take a story and shrink it. Make...

Translated by Lucy North The Akutagawa Prize-winning stories from one of the most highly regarded and provocative contemporary Japanese writers: part of our Japanese novella series, showcasing the best contemporary...

Translated by Allison Markin Powell A tale of modern Japan and old-fashioned romance. Tsukiko is in her late 30s and living alone when one night she happens to meet one...

Having married her childhood sweetheart, Riko now finds herself trapped in a relationship that has been soured by infidelity. One day, by chance, she runs into her old friend Mr...

Translated by Asa Yoneda In the distant future, humans are on the verge of extinction and have settled in small tribes across the planet under the observation and care of...