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黄色い家

黄色い家

Contemporary LiteratureLiterary Fiction
Pages
608
Published
2023
Language
Japanese

Synopsis

This novel follows a family living in poverty, whose lives are irrevocably altered by a series of events centered around a mysterious yellow house. It delves into the struggles of its characters as they navigate difficult circumstances, exploring themes of ambition, desperation, and the bonds that tie them together. The story examines how past choices echo through generations, shaping individual destinies.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

MelancholicDarkThought-ProvokingEmotional
Family SagaComing of Age

Genres

Contemporary Literature Literary Fiction

About the author

M
Mieko Kawakami

Mieko Kawakami is a Japanese novelist and poet, born in Osaka on 29 August 1976. She began her career as a singer and poet before publishing her first novella, My Ego, My Teeth, and the World, in 2007, and won the 138th Akutagawa Prize the following year for Chichi to Ran. Her 2019 novel Natsu Monogatari, an expanded reworking of that novella, was translated into English as Breasts and Eggs and brought her an international readership. Heaven, All the Lovers in the Night, Ms Ice Sandwich and Sist...