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Hollow Inside (Japanese Novellas)
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A Witty, Deadpan Novel About Modern Relationships, Pets, And Living As A Single Woman; For Fans Of Sayaka Murata, Offbeat Humor, And Sharp Social Observationin This Skewed, Mordantly Funny Japanese Novel, Two Women Navigate Aging And Relationships In Divergent Ways.Hirai, 38, Has Recently Started Living With Her Colleague Suganuma, 42. Both Women Are Single And Feel Ambivalent At Best About The Prospect Of Marriage. Stuck In Bland Jobs That DonT Pay Enough For Them To Afford OneBedroom Apartments In The City, They Defy Social Expectation And Create Their Own Domestic Routines, Allowing Space For SuganumaS SideHustle3DPrinting Figurines Of Beloved Dead Pets For Their Grieving Owners.Though Initially United By Their Resistance To Romantic Love, The Pair Begin Tentative Forays Toward Partnership. Suganuma Strikes Up A Secret Affair, Which Shocks Hirai Into Action And Back Into The World Of Dating Apps. As She Drifts Through Painfully Adequate Dates And Endures Intrusive Questions At Office Socials, Hirai Frets Over Whether She Really Needs To Freeze Her Eggs Again. In A Dating World Sapped Of Genuine Connection, Where Can She Turn To Feel Less Hollow?The Debut Novel By A Bright New Voice In Japanese Fiction, Hollow Inside Won The Prestigious Subaru Prize. With A Dark, Deadpan Tone And Sharply Witty Observation, Asako Otani Satirizes The Myths And Pressures Of Contemporary Romantic Love, As Hirai And Suganuma Try To Chart Their Own Paths In A Precarious World.
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