People From My Neighbourhood, Hiromi KawakamiFrom the best selling author of Strange Weather in Tokyo, here is a collection of playful, delightful, delectable Japanese micro fiction Take a story and shrink it. Make it tiny, so small it can fit in the palm of your hand. Carry the story with you everywhere, let it sit with you while you eat, let it watch you while you sleep. Keep it safe, you never know when you might need it. In Kawakami's super short 'palm of the hand' stories the world is never

she begins to feel it too

especially ones that seem impossible to overcome

The author borrowed this terminology to describe the automatic operational system in a company without the need for a leader's direct command

and Shanghai Express opposite Dietrich

You'll want everyone you know to read this book

Ken's memoirs are fascinating

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Even as she was beginning to build an international artistic career

The book is a tonic for the ailments of our time

It's only a minute until the train moves on

This magnificent novel is a story of passion and politics

trampling over family boundaries and sending each of the Smarts scurrying from the dark into the light