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Winner of the Akutagawa Prize A sharp, photo-realistic novella of memory and thwarted hope set in modern-day Tokyo—an “unflinching . . . powerful” showcase of the best in contemporary Japanese literat...
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“Divorced and isolated from his family, Taro lives in one of the few occupied apartments in a Tokyo block slated for demolition. After his father’s death, Taro falls deeper into solitude, until one summer he is drawn into an unusual relationship with the woman upstairs, Nishi, who relates the strange tale of the sky-blue house next door.”