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Winner of the Akutagawa Prize, a sharp, photo-realistic novella of memory and thwarted hope Divorced and cut off from his family, Taro lives alone in one of the few occupied apartments in his block, a block that is to be torn down as soon as the remaining tenants leave. Since the death of his father, Taro keeps to himself, but is soon drawn into an unusual relationship with the woman upstairs, Nishi, as she passes on the strange tale of the sky-blue house next door. First discovered by Nishi in the little-known photo-book 'Spring Garden', the sky-blue house soon becomes a focus for both Nishi and Taro: of what is lost, of what has been destroyed, and of what hope may yet lie in the future for both of them, if only they can seize it.

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A delicate, intimate novella The Lady Spring Garden is a brief, compassionate tale about loss, friendship and architecture, and the many ways we can live our lives The Japan Society Shibasaki expertly weaves a sense of foreboding Asymptote

Spring Garden

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    A Paperback / softback by Tomoka Shibasaki, Polly Barton

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      Publisher Pushkin Press
      Published 26 January 2017
      ISBN-13 9781782272700
      978-1782272700
      ISBN-10 1782272704

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Winner of the Akutagawa Prize, a sharp, photo-realistic novella of memory and thwarted hope Divorced and cut off from his family, Taro lives alone in one of the few occupied apartments in his block, a block that is to be torn down as soon as the remaining tenants leave. Since the death of his father, Taro keeps to himself, but is soon drawn into an unusual relationship with the woman upstairs, Nishi, as she passes on the strange tale of the sky-blue house next door. First discovered by Nishi in the little-known photo-book 'Spring Garden', the sky-blue house soon becomes a focus for both Nishi and Taro: of what is lost, of what has been destroyed, and of what hope may yet lie in the future for both of them, if only they can seize it.

      Trade Review
      A delicate, intimate novella The Lady Spring Garden is a brief, compassionate tale about loss, friendship and architecture, and the many ways we can live our lives The Japan Society Shibasaki expertly weaves a sense of foreboding Asymptote

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