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The Last Children of Tokyo by Yoko Tawada (Portobello Books)
“Still in his blue silk pyjamas, Mumei sat with his bottom flat on the tatami. Perhaps it was his head, much too large…” It is post apocalypse, an eco-dystopian futurescape wrapped up in a warm family narrative. Yoshiro minds his … Continue reading
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