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Mai IshizawaLiterary Fiction · Magical Realism
The Place of Shells
In the aftermath of a devastating ecological disaster, a young Japanese woman living in Germany encounters her friend, Nomiya, who died nine years prior. As Nomiya's spectral presence destabilizes her psyche, eerie discoveries emerge, celestial bodies vanish, and the fabric of time begins to fray. This novel explores the profound impact of trauma and the strange, physical manifestations of memory.