{"product_id":"diary-of-a-void-emi-yagi","title":"Diary of a Void (Emi Yagi)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor the sake of women everywhere, Ms Shibata is going to pull off the mother of all deceptions...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Incredibly thought-provoking... you'll love Yagi's writing'\u003cb\u003e STYLIST\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMs Shibata refuses to clear away the coffee at work one day, because she's pregnant and can't bear the smell. The only thing is . . . Ms Shibata is not pregnant.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeing a mother-to-be isn't easy. Ms Shibata has a nine-month ruse to keep up. Before long, it becomes all-absorbing, and with the help of towel-stuffed shirts and a diary app that tracks every stage of her 'pregnancy', the boundary between her lie and her life begins to dissolve.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover this prizewinning, thrillingly subversive new novel that's perfect for fans of\u003ci\u003e Convenience Store Woman\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBreasts and Eggs\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A subversive, surreal read that will strike a cord' \u003cb\u003eRED\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of the most passionate cases I've ever read for female interiority, for women's creative pulse and rich inner life' \u003cb\u003eNEW YORKER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslated from the Japanese by David Boyd and Lucy North\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEmi Yagi\u003c\/b\u003e is an editor at a women's magazine in Japan. She was born in 1988 and lives in Tokyo. Her first novel and international cult hit, \u003ci\u003eDiary of a Void\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Osamu Dazai Prize, awarded annually to the best debut work of fiction.\n\u003cb\u003eLucy\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eNorth\u003c\/b\u003e is a British translator of Japanese fiction and non-fiction. Her translations include \u003ci\u003eToddler Hunting and Other Stories \u003c\/i\u003eby Taeko Kono, \u003ci\u003eThe Woman in the Purple Skirt\u003c\/i\u003e by Natsuko Imamura, and \u003ci\u003eDiary of a Void\u003c\/i\u003e by Emi Yagi. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWords Without Borders\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Southern Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and in several anthologies including \u003ci\u003eThe Columbia Anthology of Modern Japanese Literature\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFound in Translation: 100 of the Finest Short Stories Ever Translated\u003c\/i\u003e.\n\u003cb\u003eDavid Boyd \u003c\/b\u003eis assistant professor of Japanese at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He has translated fiction by Hiroko Oyamada and Hideo Furukawa, among others.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 224 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65795310911837,"sku":"K096707295","price":11.3,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/9670729500001A.jpg?v=1788403698","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/diary-of-a-void-emi-yagi","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}