Child of Fortune
Yuko Tsushima author Geraldine Harcourt translator
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Published:2nd Aug '18
Should be back in stock very soon
This paperback is available in another edition too:
- Paperback£9.99(9780241675274)
The dreamlike story of a single mother and her estranged 11-year-old daughter by Yuko Tsushima, the 'archaeologist of the female psyche'.
'A terrific novel' Angela Carter
Koko won't do what is expected of her. Defying her family's wishes, she has brought up her eleven-year-old daughter alone in her apartment. And now, after a casual affair, she is unexpectedly pregnant again. What will this mean for her already troubled relationship with her daughter? As she faces the future, memories of her own childhood loss flood into her consciousness, threatening to overwhelm her.
Combining the beauty and unease of a dream, this haunting novel is an unflinching portrayal of a woman's innermost fears and desires.
'As relevant today as when it was published ... at once powerfully uplifting and achingly sad' Japan Times
A classic novel as relevant today as when it was published nearly 40 years ago . . . at once powerfully uplifting and achingly sad, Geraldine Harcourt's elegant translation captures Tsushima's poignant wisdom on the female struggle with societal expectations.—Japan Times
depicts the multiple layers of a woman's consciousness, her fears and longings, her willingness to endure suffering yet resistance to pressures to conform.—The Mountain is Moving
ISBN: 9780241335031
Dimensions: 198mm x 130mm x 10mm
Weight: 126g
160 pages