Moumita
1 maj 2021
Great book.
'Breathtaking' Haruki Murakami, international bestselling author of The Wind-Up Bird Chronicles On a hot summer's day in a poor suburb of Tokyo we meet three women: thirty-year-old Natsu, her older sister Makiko, and Makiko's teenage daughter Midoriko. Makiko, an ageing hostess despairing the loss of her looks, has travelled to Tokyo in search of breast enhancement surgery. She's accompanied by Midoriko, who has recently stopped speaking, finding herself unable to deal with her own changing body and her mother's self-obsession. Her silence dominates Natsu's rundown apartment, providing a catalyst for each woman to grapple with their own anxieties and their relationships with one another. Ten years later, we meet Natsu again. She is now a writer and finds herself on a journey back to her native city, returning to memories of that summer and her family's past as she faces her own uncertain future. In Breasts and Eggs Mieko Kawakami paints a radical and intimate portrait of contemporary working class womanhood in Japan, recounting the heartbreaking journeys of three women in a society where the odds are stacked against them. This is an unforgettable full length English language debut from a major new international talent.
© 2020 QUEST from W. F. Howes Ltd (Ljudbok): 9781004010226
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 20 augusti 2020
'Breathtaking' Haruki Murakami, international bestselling author of The Wind-Up Bird Chronicles On a hot summer's day in a poor suburb of Tokyo we meet three women: thirty-year-old Natsu, her older sister Makiko, and Makiko's teenage daughter Midoriko. Makiko, an ageing hostess despairing the loss of her looks, has travelled to Tokyo in search of breast enhancement surgery. She's accompanied by Midoriko, who has recently stopped speaking, finding herself unable to deal with her own changing body and her mother's self-obsession. Her silence dominates Natsu's rundown apartment, providing a catalyst for each woman to grapple with their own anxieties and their relationships with one another. Ten years later, we meet Natsu again. She is now a writer and finds herself on a journey back to her native city, returning to memories of that summer and her family's past as she faces her own uncertain future. In Breasts and Eggs Mieko Kawakami paints a radical and intimate portrait of contemporary working class womanhood in Japan, recounting the heartbreaking journeys of three women in a society where the odds are stacked against them. This is an unforgettable full length English language debut from a major new international talent.
© 2020 QUEST from W. F. Howes Ltd (Ljudbok): 9781004010226
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 20 augusti 2020
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Moumita
1 maj 2021
Great book.
Morten
20 jan. 2023
Fremragende bog
Labster
7 juni 2022
I don't want children, never wanted them. I am a feminist and I am a misanthrope. All these factors made me love and quite enjoy this book, especially Yuriko's character, her thoughts in life and children. The story takes its time to come alive, there are several ideas and cultural subjects that are discussed in a balanced way.
SigmaMilf
11 dec. 2022
Slay
suparna
3 mars 2021
I love the way the author experiences all things
Rian
9 aug. 2022
Beautiful! And great voices!
Marianne
9 jan. 2023
Precis så bra som många japanska böcker är!
Melanie
27 sep. 2022
Inkijk in de cultuur in Japan hoe men zich daar uit, wat er leeft rondom het thema en hoe men zich tot de ander verhoudt.
Maria
18 mars 2021
Ord och tankar återges på ett naturligt och lättsamt sätt. Så lätt att lyssna och följa samtidigt som författaren ger en inblick i verkligheten för några i Tokyo och Osaka.
Arjun
8 feb. 2023
Great narration! Really enjoyed it.
Helhetsbetyg baserat på 290 betyg
Tankeväckande
Hjärtevärmande
Bladvändare
Ladda ner appen för att vara med i snacket och lämna recensioner.
Visar 10 av 290
Moumita
1 maj 2021
Great book.
Morten
20 jan. 2023
Fremragende bog
Labster
7 juni 2022
I don't want children, never wanted them. I am a feminist and I am a misanthrope. All these factors made me love and quite enjoy this book, especially Yuriko's character, her thoughts in life and children. The story takes its time to come alive, there are several ideas and cultural subjects that are discussed in a balanced way.
SigmaMilf
11 dec. 2022
Slay
suparna
3 mars 2021
I love the way the author experiences all things
Rian
9 aug. 2022
Beautiful! And great voices!
Marianne
9 jan. 2023
Precis så bra som många japanska böcker är!
Melanie
27 sep. 2022
Inkijk in de cultuur in Japan hoe men zich daar uit, wat er leeft rondom het thema en hoe men zich tot de ander verhoudt.
Maria
18 mars 2021
Ord och tankar återges på ett naturligt och lättsamt sätt. Så lätt att lyssna och följa samtidigt som författaren ger en inblick i verkligheten för några i Tokyo och Osaka.
Arjun
8 feb. 2023
Great narration! Really enjoyed it.
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