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Word Book

Mieko Kanai author Paul McCarthy translator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Dalkey Archive Press

Published:22nd Oct '09

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The newest addition to Dalkey Archive's Japanese Literature Series is a complex and beautiful tour de force.

The newest addition to Dalkey Archive s Japanese Literature Series is a complex and beautiful tour de force.

“Kanai has an ephemeral sensuality that offsets and compliments her modulated voices, who guide you through mini epics in this crisp, cool collection.” — Bret McCabe, Baltimore City Paper

“Kanai's stories remind me of Italo Calvino or Jorge Luis Borges, with their stylistically vague flatness yet strong character-driven underpinnings… I highly recommended them and look forward to more.” — Todd Shimoda, Asian Review of Books

“Realities shift and are at once dreamlike and tangible. The range of subject matter and register is dazzling.” — Steve Finbow, The Japan Times

ISBN: 9781564785664

Dimensions: 193mm x 127mm x 11mm

Weight: 204g

148 pages