Mieko Kawakami 3 Books Collection Set (Heaven, Breasts and Eggs, All The Lovers In The Night) - Picador Paperback - Contemporary Japanese Fiction

Titles in This Set Heaven Breasts and Eggs All The Lovers In The Night Condition : Brand New Format : Paperback Publisher : Picador Genre : Contemporary Japanese Literary Fiction Overview Discover the searing, poetic fiction of Mieko Kawakami with this brand-new three-book paperback collection. Bringing together three of her most acclaimed novels – Heaven, Breasts and Eggs, and All The Lovers In The Night – this set showcases Kawakami's unflinching exploration of identity, womanhood, and human connection in contemporary Japan. Translated into English by Sam Bett and David Boyd, each novel has won international critical acclaim, with Heaven shortlisted for the International Booker Prize. A perfect introduction or gift for readers of literary fiction and translated Japanese literature. About the Books In Heaven, a fourteen-year-old boy tormented for having a lazy eye finds an unlikely ally in a female classmate who suffers similar bullying; together they must confront the true nature of friendship forged in shared fear. Breasts and Eggs follows three women – thirty-year-old Natsuko, her older sister Makiko, and Makiko's silent teenage daughter Midoriko – as a sweltering Tokyo summer becomes a catalyst for each to confront her own body, ambitions, and place in the world. All The Lovers In The Night introduces Fuyuko Irie, a solitary freelance proofreader whose chance meeting with a mysterious man named Mitsutsuka begins to unravel the walls she has built around herself, forcing painful memories to resurface as she pushes at the boundaries of her own carefully guarded existence. Across all three novels, Kawakami's spare, incisive prose lays bare the quiet struggles of ordinary people navigating loneliness, expectation, and self-discovery in modern Japan. Praised by Haruki Murakami and shortlisted for major international prizes, these novels have cemented Kawakami's reputation as one of contemporary literature's most vital voices. Together, they make a cohesive, thought-