Description
In a post-apocalyptic future stretched across geological time, communities survive by turning death into continuity—through rituals of cloning and the careful custody of life’s next iteration. As women and families navigate hot springs, shifting eras, and precarious social rules, the novel unfolds in interconnected stories that probe what it means to be human when bodies, memories, and futures can be engineered. At the center of this fragile world are the Mothers, whose control over reproduction hints at a deeper, unsettling origin and a power structure that reshapes love, grief, and belonging. With Hiromi Kawakami’s precise, emotionally resonant storytelling—translated by Asa Yoneda—this “hardest” strain of her speculative imagination delivers an epic meditation on survival, autonomy, and the costs of maintaining a species at any price.
Available Editions
paperback
Granta Books
Published Jan 1, 2025
288 pages
ISBN: 9781803512365
paperback
Counterpoint Press
Published Jan 1, 2024
ISBN: 9781593766115
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Details
First Published
2025
Language
jpn
Translation
From: jpn
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