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Emi Yagi

Diary of a Void: A hilarious, feminist read from the new star of Japanese fiction

Diary of a Void: A hilarious, feminist read from the new star of Japanese fiction

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Ms. Shibata, a woman who is not pregnant, has a nine-month ruse to keep up, which becomes all-absorbing and dissolves the boundary between her lie and her life. This is a prizewinning, thrillingly subversive novel that is perfect for fans of Convenience Store Woman and Breasts and Eggs.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 224 pages
Publication date: 03 August 2023
Publisher: Vintage Publishing


For the sake of women everywhere, Ms. Shibata is about to pull off the mother of all deceptions. Incredibly thought-provoking, you'll love Yagi's writing.

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Ms. Shibata refuses to clear away the coffee at work one day because she's pregnant and can't bear the smell. The only thing is... Ms. Shibata is not pregnant.

Being a mother-to-be isn't easy. Ms. Shibata has a nine-month ruse to keep up. Before long, it becomes all-absorbing, and with the help of towel-stuffed shirts and a diary app that tracks every stage of her pregnancy, the boundary between her lie and her life begins to dissolve.

Discover this prizewinning, thrillingly subversive new novel that's perfect for fans of Convenience Store Woman and Breasts and Eggs.

A subversive, surreal read that will strike a cord.

RED

One of the most passionate cases I've ever read for female interiority, for women's creative pulse and rich inner life.

NEW YORKER

Translated from the Japanese by David Boyd and Lucy North

Weight: 162g
Dimension: 198 x 128 x 14 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781529114812

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