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Book cover of Breasts and Eggs
Breasts and EggsMieko Kawakami

Characters in Breasts and Eggs

3 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Natsuko Natsume

    Narrator, an aspiring writer living in Tokyo; in the second part she weighs whether to become a mother on her own.

Supporting characters

  • Makiko

    Natsuko's older sister, who travels from Osaka to Tokyo seeking a breast enhancement procedure.

  • Midoriko

    Makiko's twelve-year-old daughter, who has stopped speaking to her mother and communicates through a notebook.