A contemporary Japanese literary novel following Kazami as she is drawn into the mystery of an unfinished manuscript and the lives shaped by it. Blending psychological fiction, literary mystery, and intimate drama, it explores translation, obsession, grief, desire, memory, and the powerful bonds created by writing.
Author: Banana Yoshimoto
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Publication year: 1994
Number of pages: 208
Translator: Ann Sherif
Original language: Japanese
Original title: N.P.