Earthlings by Sayaka Murata Paperback Book

Description: Earthlings by Sayaka Murata, Ginny Tapley Takemori Mind blowing, dark and wild, the new novel from Sayaka Murata - author of bestseller Convenience Store Woman - asks: how far would you go just to be yourself? FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Natsuki isnt like the other girls. She has a wand and a transformation mirror. She might be a witch, or an alien from another planet. Together with her cousin Yuu, Natsuki spends her summers in the wild mountains of Nagano, dreaming of other worlds. When a terrible sequence of events threatens to part the two children forever, they make a promise: survive, no matter what.Now Natsuki is grown. She lives a quiet life with her asexual husband, surviving as best she can by pretending to be normal. But the demands of Natsukis family are increasing, her friends wonder why shes still not pregnant, and dark shadows from Natsukis childhood are pursuing her. Fleeing the suburbs for the mountains of her childhood, Natsuki prepares herself with a reunion with Yuu. Will he still remember their promise? And will he help her keep it? Author Biography A bestselling literary sensation, SAYAKA MURATA has won all of Japans major literary prizes, and been named a Vogue Woman of the Year. Murata spent eighteen years working part-time in convenience stores before the success of Convenience Store Woman afforded her the freedom to leave and write full time. Convenience Store Woman has sold more than a million copies in Japan alone and is being translated into twenty-three languages worldwide. Review I loved this book! It easily converted me to being an alien. A radical, hilarious, heartbreaking look at the crap we have all internalized in order to fit in and survive -- Elif BatumanA firecracker of a book...the story skates along the top of all this darkness, and shimmers with a deadpan wit. I loved it * Five Books * Promotional Mind blowing, dark and wild, the new novel from Sayaka Murata - author of bestseller Convenience Store Woman - asks: how far would you go just to be yourself? Long Description Mind blowing, dark and wild, the new novel from Sayaka Murata - author of bestseller Convenience Store Woman - asks: how far would you go just to be yourself? Natsuki isnt like the other girls. She has a wand and a transformation mirror. She might be a witch, or an alien from another planet. Together with her cousin Yuu, Natsuki spends her summers in the wild mountains of Nagano, dreaming of other worlds. When a terrible sequence of events threatens to part the two children forever, they make a promise: survive, no matter what. Now Natsuki is grown. She lives a quiet life with her asexual husband, surviving as best she can by pretending to be normal. But the demands of Natsukis family are increasing, her friends wonder why shes still not pregnant, and dark shadows from Natsukis childhood are pursuing her. Fleeing the suburbs for the mountains of her childhood, Natsuki prepares herself with a reunion with Yuu. Will he still remember their promise? And will he help her keep it? Details ISBN1783785691 Author Ginny Tapley Takemori Pages 256 Publisher Granta Books Year 2021 Translator Ginny Tapley Takemori ISBN-10 1783785691 ISBN-13 9781783785698 Publication Date 2021-07-01 UK Release Date 2021-07-01 Format Paperback Imprint Granta Books Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2021-07-01 DEWEY 895.636 Audience General NZ Release Date 2021-10-18 Replaces 9781783787616 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:133547152;

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