Description
An unnamed narrator climbs to her friend’s apartment on the fifth floor to visit the girl who is getting married, but each flight of stairs unlocks a different recollection of their shared past. As high school days, first jobs, and fleeting moments on the train come back in fragments, the story begins to subtly rearrange itself—details vanish, memories contradict, and the emotional certainty of friendship starts to slip. With every turn of the corridor, the narrative asks unsettling questions about perception, reliability, and the stories we tell to make sense of change. Aoko Matsuda’s distinctive, quietly unsettling style blends intimacy with psychological misdirection, creating a moving meditation on memory’s power—and its limits.
Available Editions
paperback
Keshiki
Published Jan 1, 2017
ISBN: 9781911343059
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Details
First Published
2017
Language
jpn
Translation
From: jpn
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Girl Who Is Getting Married by Aoko Matsuda.