Breasts and Eggs
Mieko Kawakami
Translated by Sam Bett & David Boyd
Paperback
10 June 2021Imprint: Picador
Synopsis
A beguiling novel about three women struggling to determine their own lives in contemporary Tokyo.
'Breathtaking' – Haruki Murakami author of Norwegian Wood
A New York Times 'Notable Book of the Year' and one of Elena Ferrante's 'Top 40 Books by Female Authors'. Shortlisted for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation.
On a hot summer’s day in a poor suburb of Tokyo...
Details
10 June 2021432 pages
9781529074413Imprint: Picador
Reviews
I can never forget the sense of pure astonishment I felt when I first read Mieko Kawakami’s novella Breasts and Eggs . . . breathtaking . . . Mieko Kawakami is always ceaselessly growing and evolvingHaruki Murakami
IncredibleYoko Ogawa, author of The Memory Police
Breasts and Eggs, which caused a small sensation upon its publication in the UK and US last year, was a fierce yet thoughtful tale of working-class womanhoodNew Statesman
Bold, modern, and surprisingAn Yu, author of Braised Pork
