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A surreal and unsettling Japanese feminist body horror novella about 2 sisters who cannot escape their pasts, from the award-winning author of Nails and Eyes.Emi is a university student living a quiet, private life, largely withdrawn from the world. But her peaceful life is disrupted when her estranged younger sister shows up at her university flat.Her sibling quickly establishes herself while Emi ... Read more

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A surreal and unsettling Japanese feminist body horror novella about 2 sisters who cannot escape their pasts, from the award-winning author of Nails and Eyes.Emi is a university student living a quiet, private life, largely withdrawn from the world. But her peaceful life is disrupted when her estranged younger sister shows up at her university flat.Her sibling quickly establishes herself while Emi
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The Neverending Book

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A runaway bestseller in Japan, The Neverending Book is both a standout illustrated fable and a love letter to books.An aged, near-blind, book-loving king sends two of his subjects out into the world to learn about unusual and magical books. One year later, they return to tell the whimsical, tender, and touching stories they’ve learned.Among them are: a book that runs faster than a cheetah, a pair
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A quirky, joyful, feel-good love story about a lonely museum worker who falls in love with a statue of Venus, from the author of international bestseller Diary of a VoidRika Horauchi’s new part-time job is to converse with a statue of Venus—in Latin—every Monday, when the museum is closed.Initially reluctant, Rika starts to enjoy her strange new job. Recommended by her old university professor for ... Read more

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