Diary of a Void

Diary of a Void

Yagi, Emi, North, Lucy, Boyd, David

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For the sake of women everywhere, Ms Shibata is going to pull off the mother of all deceptions...

Discover this prizewinning, thrillingly subversive new novel that's perfect for fans of Convenience Store Woman and Breasts and Eggs.

'Incredibly thought-provoking... you'll love Yagi's writing' STYLIST

'One of the most passionate cases I've ever read for female interiority, for women's creative pulse and rich inner life' NEW YORKER

Ms 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.

Being 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.

'A subversive, surreal read that will strike a cord' RED

'An insight into what it means to be a woman in our time... As a mode of resistance, Shibata's trick is perfect' ELECTRIC LITERATURE

Translated from the Japanese by David Boyd and Lucy North

Author:   Yagi, Emi, North, Lucy, Boyd, David
Publisher:   Vintage Publishing
ISBN:  

9781529114812


Pages:   176
Publication Date:   08 August 2023
Bind Format:   Paperback
Availability:  
This item is in stock and will be dispatched immediately.

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For the sake of women everywhere, Ms Shibata is going to pull off the mother of all deceptions...

Discover this prizewinning, thrillingly subversive new novel that's perfect for fans of Convenience Store Woman and Breasts and Eggs.

'Incredibly thought-provoking... you'll love Yagi's writing' STYLIST

'One of the most passionate cases I've ever read for female interiority, for women's creative pulse and rich inner life' NEW YORKER

Ms 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.

Being 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.

'A subversive, surreal read that will strike a cord' RED

'An insight into what it means to be a woman in our time... As a mode of resistance, Shibata's trick is perfect' ELECTRIC LITERATURE

Translated from the Japanese by David Boyd and Lucy North

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Author:   Yagi, Emi, North, Lucy, Boyd, David
Publisher:   Vintage Publishing
ISBN:  

9781529114812


Pages:   176
Publication Date:   08 August 2023
Bind Format:   Paperback
Availability:  
This item is in stock and will be dispatched immediately.
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