{"product_id":"people-from-my-neighbourhood","title":"People From My Neighbourhood","description":"'The interlinking short stories in this collection are fairy tales in the best Brothers Grimm tradition: naif, magical and frequently veering into the macabre' Financial Times\n\nFrom the best-selling author of Strange Weather in Tokyo, here is a collection of darkly playful Japanese micro-fiction.\n\nIn Kawakami's super short 'palm of the hand' stories the world is never quite as it should be: a small child lives under a sheet near his neighbour's house for thirty years; an apartment block leaves its visitors with strange afflictions, from fast-growing beards to an ability to channel the voices of the dead; an old man has two shadows, one docile, the other rebellious; two girls named Yoko are locked in a bitter rivalry to the death. \n\nSmall but mighty, you'll find strange delight in spending time with the people in this neighbourhood. \n\n'Offers a delicious combination of intrigue, magic and comedy, like an unusual but satisfying snack. Kawakami continues to show off her prowess as a sharp-witted writer with a keen eye for the unexplored mysteries of humanity' Japan Times\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 96 pages | Published August 2021\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GARDNERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63966581129565,"sku":"9781846276996","price":12.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9781846276996.jpg?v=1774348029","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/people-from-my-neighbourhood","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}