The Fallen Trees Are Also the Forest

12 haunting, uniquely crafted short stories about loss and memory from a revered Japanese-Argentine author, available in English for the first time.

“Her stories are a transformative experience... Kamiya makes simple what for others is impossible to express.” —Clarín

In 12 stories of exquisite compression and perfectly-formed images, Japanese-Argentine writer Alejandra Kamiya conjures absences, shadows, and all that must remain unsaid.

As dawn breaks, a woman goes to the market in search of i...