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With this newly translated version of The Running Boy, the fiction of Megumu Sagisawa makes its long-overdue first appearance in English. Lovingly rendered with a critical introduction by the translator, this collection of three stories, written in 1989, sits on the thinnest part of Japan''s economic bubble and provides and cautionary glimpse into the malaise of its impending collapse.

From the aging regulars of a shabby snack bar in Galactic City to the mental breakdowns of A Slender Back, and the family secrets lurking within the title story between them, Sagisawa offers a trilogy of laser-focused character studies. Exploring dichotomies of past versus present, young versus old, life versus death, and countless shades of meaning beyond, she elicits vibrant commonalities of the human condition from some of its most ennui-laden examples. A curious form of affirmation awaits her readers, who may just come out of her monochromatic word paintings with more colorful realiza

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This collection of stories captures the essence of boyhood in all its sadness and solitude.

* Bungakukai *

Table of Contents

Running on Water: A Translator's Introduction
Galactic City
The Running Boy
A Slender Back

The Running Boy and Other Stories

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    A Paperback / softback by Megumu Sagisawa, Tyran Grillo

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      Publisher Cornell University East Asia Program
      Published 15 April 2020
      ISBN-13 9781501749889
      978-1501749889
      ISBN-10 1501749889
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      Anthologies & Short Stories

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      With this newly translated version of The Running Boy, the fiction of Megumu Sagisawa makes its long-overdue first appearance in English. Lovingly rendered with a critical introduction by the translator, this collection of three stories, written in 1989, sits on the thinnest part of Japan''s economic bubble and provides and cautionary glimpse into the malaise of its impending collapse.

      From the aging regulars of a shabby snack bar in Galactic City to the mental breakdowns of A Slender Back, and the family secrets lurking within the title story between them, Sagisawa offers a trilogy of laser-focused character studies. Exploring dichotomies of past versus present, young versus old, life versus death, and countless shades of meaning beyond, she elicits vibrant commonalities of the human condition from some of its most ennui-laden examples. A curious form of affirmation awaits her readers, who may just come out of her monochromatic word paintings with more colorful realiza

      Trade Review

      This collection of stories captures the essence of boyhood in all its sadness and solitude.

      * Bungakukai *

      Table of Contents

      Running on Water: A Translator's Introduction
      Galactic City
      The Running Boy
      A Slender Back

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