Breasts and Eggs

by Mieko Kawakami

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'Promises to be one of the most talked-about novels of the year.' Financial Times

'Breathtaking' Haruki Murakami, author of The Wind-up Bird Chronicle
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'Uncommon precision' Yoko Ogawa, author of The Memory Police
'Bold, modern and surprising' An Yu, author of Braised Pork
'Incredible and propulsive' Naoise Dolan, author of Exciting Times

On a hot summer's day in a poor suburb of Tokyo we meet three women: thirty-year-old Natsu, her older sister Makiko, and Makiko's teenage daughter Midoriko. Makiko, an ageing hostess despairing the loss of her looks, has travelled to Tokyo in search of breast enhancement surgery. She's...

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  • ISBN10 1782272364
  • ISBN13 9781782272366
  • Publish Date 28 July 2016
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Pushkin Press
  • Format Paperback
  • Language English