Sisters in Yellow

This is not the Japan you find in novels about cats, cafés and bookshops. Kawakami draws back this cosy façade to reveal the grimy reality underneath — and she does it with consummate style. With Sisters in Yellow, she proves she is still the most exciting Japanese novelist at work today * The Times *Mieko Kawakami, Japan’s literary It Girl, has a heavy new novel out about money and desperation. * The Japan Times *I can never forget the sense of pure astonishment I felt when I first read Mieko Kawakami – Haruki MurakamiMieko Kawakami is a genius – Naoise Dolan, author of The Happy CoupleKawakami is emerging as one of Japan’s most prominent young literary voices * Culture Trip *

Mieko Kawakami is the author of the internationally bestselling novel Breasts and Eggs, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year and one of TIME’s Best 10 Books of 2020, and the highly-acclaimed Heaven, her second novel to be translated and published in English, which Oprah Daily described as written “with jagged, visceral beauty.” Born in Osaka, Japan, Kawakami made her literary debut as a poet in 2006, and in 2007 published her first novella, My Ego, My Teeth, and the World. Known for their poetic qualities, their insights into the female body, and their preoccupation with ethics and modern society, her books have been translated into over twenty languages. Kawakami’s literary awards include the Akutagawa Prize, the Tanizaki Prize, and the Murasaki Shikibu Prize. She lives in Tokyo, Japan.