{"product_id":"hunchback-saou-ichikawa-9780241700785","title":"Hunchback (Saou Ichikawa)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 2025\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn with a congenital muscle disorder, Shaka Isawa has severe spine curvature and uses an electric wheelchair and ventilator. Within the limits of her care home, her life is lived online: she studies, she tweets indignantly, she posts outrageous stories on an erotica website. One day, a new male carer reveals he has read it all - the sex, the provocation, the dirt. Her response? An indecent proposal...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by the first disabled author to win Japan's most prestigious literary award and acclaimed instantly as one of the most important Japanese novels of the twenty-first century, \u003ci\u003eHunchback\u003c\/i\u003e is an extraordinary, thrilling glimpse into the desire and darkness of a woman placed at humanity's edge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A must-read debut. Funny and frank, this book lingers in the mind long after you turn the final page' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eBBC Books of 2025\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHunchback \u003c\/i\u003eis one of the boldest and most unusual books to emerge from a mainstream publisher in years. It's a brilliant, riveting book that lets us tune into the voices we have long kept suppressed. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Uproariously funny, unflinching, and merciless' \u003c\/b\u003eMariana Enriquez, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Dangers of Smoking in Bed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Filled with unforgettable insight' \u003c\/b\u003eSakaya Murata, author of \u003ci\u003eConvenience Store Woman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSaou Ichikawa\u003c\/b\u003e (1979-) graduated from the School of Human Sciences, Waseda University. Her bestselling debut novel \u003ci\u003eHunchback\u003c\/i\u003e won the 128th Bungakukai Prize for New Writers and the 169th Akutagawa Prize. She is the first author with a physical disability to receive the Akutagawa Prize, Japan's premier literary award. She has congenital myopathy, and uses a ventilator and an electric wheelchair\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 112 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65781389427037,"sku":"K097809153","price":11.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/9780915300001A.jpg?v=1788321544","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/hunchback-saou-ichikawa-9780241700785","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}