Diary of a Void: A Novel by Emi Yagi Paperback Book

Description: Diary of a Void by Emi Yagi, David Boyd, Lucy North Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description "When thirty-four-year-old Shibata gets a new job in Tokyo to escape sexual harassment at her old one, she finds that as the only woman at her new workplace she is expected to do all the menial tasks. One day she announces that she cant clear away her coworkers dirty cups -- because shes pregnant and the smell nauseates her. The only thing is . . . Shibata is not pregnant."-- Publisher Description A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New Yorker · NPR · WBEZs Nerdette · The New York Public Library · Literary HubA New York Times Editors Choice"One of the most passionate cases Ive ever read for female interiority, for womens creative pulse and rich inner life." Katy Waldman, The New Yorker"Always expect the unexpected when youre not expecting." Sloane CrosleyA woman in Tokyo avoids harassment at work by perpetuating, for nine months and beyond, the lie that shes pregnant in this prizewinning, thrillingly subversive debut novel about the mother of all deceptions, for fans of Convenience Store Woman and Breasts and EggsWhen thirty-four-year-old Ms. Shibata gets a new job to escape sexual harassment at her old one, she finds that as the only woman at her new workplace—a manufacturer of cardboard tubes—she is expected to do all the menial tasks. One day she announces that she cant clear away her coworkers dirty cups—because shes pregnant and the smell nauseates her. The only thing is . . . Ms. Shibata is not pregnant.Pregnant Ms. Shibata doesnt have to serve coffee to anyone. Pregnant Ms. Shibata isnt forced to work overtime. Pregnant Ms. Shibata rests, watches TV, takes long baths, and even joins an aerobics class for expectant mothers. Shes finally being treated by her colleagues as more than a hollow core. But she has a nine-month ruse to keep up. Before long, it becomes all-absorbing, and with the help of towel-stuffed shirts and a diary app that tracks every stage of her "pregnancy," the boundary between her lie and her life begins to dissolve.Surreal and absurdist, and with a winning matter-of-factness, a light touch, and a refreshing sensitivity to mental health, Diary of a Void will keep you turning the pages to see just how far Ms. Shibata will carry her deception for the sake of women, and especially working mothers, everywhere. Author Biography Emi Yagi is an editor at a Japanese womens magazine. She was born in 1988 and lives in Tokyo. Diary of a Void is her first novel; it won the Dazai Osamu Prize, awarded annually to the best debut work of fiction.David Boyd (translator) has twice won the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission Prize for the Translation of Japanese Literature. He has translated fiction by Mieko Kawakami, Izumi Suzuki, and Hiroko Oyamada, among others. He is an assistant professor of Japanese at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.Lucy North (translator) is the translator of The Woman in the Purple Skirt by Natsuko Imamura as well as fiction and nonfiction by over half a dozen other modern and contemporary Japanese writers. Her fiction translations have appeared in Granta, Words Without Borders, and The Southern Review, as well as in The Oxford Book of Japanese Short Stories, The Columbia Anthology of Modern Japanese Literature, and Found in Translation: 100 of the Finest Short Stories Ever Translated. Details ISBN 0143136887 ISBN-13 9780143136880 Title Diary of a Void Author Emi Yagi, David Boyd, Lucy North Format Paperback Year 2023 Pages 224 Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc GE_Item_ID:143115804; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 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