{"product_id":"9781529074413","title":"Breasts and eggs","description":"A captivating novel about three women struggling to define their destiny in contemporary Tokyo. Named a “Distinct Book of the Year” by The New York Times and one of Elena Ferrante’s 40 Best Books by Women, it features on the list of the 40 best books by women. On a hot summer day in a poor Tokyo suburb, we meet three women: thirty-year-old Natsuko, her older sister Makiko, and her teenage daughter Midoriko. Makiko, an elderly flight attendant struggling with her lost beauty, has traveled to Tokyo seeking breast augmentation surgery. Accompanying her is Midoriko, who has recently stopped speaking, finding herself unable to cope with her changing body and her mother’s self-obsession. Her silence dominates Natsuko’s dilapidated apartment, spurring each woman to confront their fears and their relationships with one another. Eight years later, we meet Natsuko again. Now a writer, she finds herself on a journey back to her hometown, reminiscing about that summer and her family’s past, while facing her uncertain future. In Breasts and Eggs, Mieko Kawakami paints a radical and intimate portrait of contemporary working-class women in Japan, recounting the heartbreaking journeys of three women in a society where hardships shape their fate. This is an unforgettable debut in English from a major new international talent. 'Bold, fresh, and surprising.' - Ann Yu, author of Slow Cooked Pork \u003cbr\u003e'Amazing and stimulating' - Naoise Dolan, author of Exciting Times\u003ch2 style=\";text-align:left;direction:ltr\"\u003e Nominated for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\";text-align:left;direction:ltr\"\u003e Translated from the Japanese by Sam Pitt and David Boyd.\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"book fanar - bookland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43402598842522,"sku":"9781529074413","price":65.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/9335\/7466\/files\/breasts-and-eggs-book-fanar_7b8baa97-ef2e-4ba3-b6ba-ef6e302acf97.jpg?v=1694371849","url":"https:\/\/bookfanar.com\/en\/products\/9781529074413","provider":"Book Fanar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}