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In a house on a suburban street in Nagasaki, Shimura Kobo lives quietly on his own. Or so he believes.
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In a house on a suburban street in Nagasaki, Shimura Kobo lives quietly on his own. Or so he believes.
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Winner of the Academie francaise Grand Prix Award.
"One of those brief and understated novels that stay with the reader for a very long time."-L'Express
"Speaks directly to the heart."-Le Monde
"Eric Faye is a rare talent."-Le Figaro
There were just eight centimeters of juice now, though I'd measured fifteen before leaving the house . . . Someone had been helping themselves. And I live alone.
In a house on a suburban street in Nagasaki, meteorologist Shimura Kobo lives quietly on his own. Or so he believes. Food begins to go missing. Perturbed by this threat to his orderly life, Shimura sets up a webcam to monitor his home.
But though eager to identify his intruder, is Shimura really prepared for what the camera will reveal?
Nagasaki is based on a real news story. In 2008, a Japanese woman was found to have been secretly living in a man's house for over a year, by hiding and sleeping in a wardrobe. ric Faye has taken this news item and transformed it into a heart-rending story about the alienation of modern life.
Born in Limoges, ric Faye is a journalist and the prize-winning author of over twenty books.
Critic Reviews
“'In 109 pages what seemed at first a slight story unfolds, like those Japanese paper pellets that, dropped into water, expand into fragile, delicate beauty that touches the heart' The Spectator 'Speaks directly to the heart' Le Monde '”
'Elegantly, without ever raising his voice, Eric Faye considers guilt, memory, our fragile sense of how to behave, and the selfishness of societies.' L'Express 'Speaks directly to the heart' Le Monde 'Eric Faye is a rare talent' Le Figaro
About the Author
ric Faye is a journalist who was born in Limoges, and is the prize-winning author of more than twenty books.
Emily Boyce is a translator and editor. She was shortlisted for the French Book Office New Talent in Translation Award in 2008, the French-American Translation Prize in 2016, and the Scott Moncrieff Prize in 2021. She lives in London.
Winner of the Acad
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