Publication Date: 24/10/2024 ISBN: 9781915590787 Category:

Gifted

Suzumi Suzuki, Allison Markin Powell

Publisher: Scribe Publications
Publication Date: 24/10/2024 ISBN: 9781915590787 Category:
Paperback / Softback

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A moving portrayal of a troubled mother-daughter relationship, shortlisted for Japan’s prestigious Akutagawa Prize.

In 2008, the unnamed narrator of Gifted is working as a hostess and living in Tokyo’s nightlife district. One day, her estranged mother, who is seriously ill, suddenly turns up at her door.

As the mother approaches the end of her life, the two women must navigate their strained relationship, while the narrator also reckons with events happening in her own life, including the death of a close friend – all under the bright lights of Tokyo’s ‘sleepless town’, Kabukicho.

In sharp, elegant prose, and based on the author’s own experiences as a sex worker, Gifted heralds the breakthrough of an exciting new literary talent.

Publisher Review

‘Demonstrates that death is the only way forward. Oozes with maternal cruelty.’ — Yoko Ogawa, author of The Memory Police ‘There is a vigilance in her sentences. The author takes responsibility for every word.’ — Shuichi Yoshidan author of Parade

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