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The Tatami Galaxy: A Novel

By Tomihiko Morimi, Emily Balistrieri (Translator)
Hardcover
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By Tomihiko Morimi, Emily Balistrieri (Translator)
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Built around a time loop plot device, The Tatami Galaxy is exceedingly wild and witty in its use of it, with whimsy and surrealism walking alongside a protagonist trying to make sense of everything. Full of heart, humor and myriad takeaways, this is an adventure worth taking again and again.

*SHORTLISTED FOR THE PEN TRANSLATION PRIZE*

An unfulfilled college student hurtles through four parallel realities to explore the what—might've—been and the what—should—never—be in this Groundhog Day meets The Midnight Library–esque novel from one of Japan’s most popular authors.

Our protagonist, an unnamed junior at a prestigious university in Kyoto, is on the verge of dropping out. After rebelling against the dictatorial jock president of the film club, he and his worst and only friend, the...

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FictionLiteratureWorld FictionJapanese FictionLiterary Fiction21st Century Japanese Fiction