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Breasts and Eggs By Mieko Kawakami
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Binding: Paperback
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1509898220
Reader’s Age: Adults 18+
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Author: Mieko Kawakami
Release Date: March 23, 2021
Genre: Fiction
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Breasts and Eggs Paperback by Mieko Kawakami – A Bold Story of Womanhood in Modern Japan
About the Book
Breasts and Eggs follows three women across a sweltering Tokyo summer as they quietly confront the weight of being female in modern Japan. It is a story about bodies, identity, and the choices women are often never asked to make for themselves.
About the Author
Mieko Kawakami is one of Japan’s most celebrated contemporary writers, praised by Haruki Murakami himself. She has won the Akutagawa Prize, the Tanizaki Prize, and the Murasaki Shikibu Prize, and her books are read in over twenty languages.
Who Is This Book For?
This book is for readers who enjoy literary fiction that digs into real, uncomfortable emotions. If you loved Convenience Store Woman or The Memory Police, this one belongs on your shelf too. It is best suited for adult readers who appreciate slower, character-driven storytelling.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Is Breasts and Eggs a hard book to read emotionally?
It deals with heavy themes like body image, motherhood, and womanhood, so some readers may find it emotionally intense, but it is written with warmth and even dark humor.
Is this book based on a true story?
No, Breasts and Eggs is a work of fiction, though Mieko Kawakami draws from real social issues faced by women in Japan today.
Do I need to read Kawakami’s other books first?
No, Breasts and Eggs is a standalone novel and a great starting point if you are new to Mieko Kawakami’s writing.
| Weight | 350 g |
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| Dimensions | 13 × 3 × 19.6 cm |
Natsu, an aspiring writer in Tokyo, is visited by her older sister Makiko and Makiko's twelve-year-old daughter Midoriko. Makiko has come seeking breast augmentation surgery, while Midoriko has gone silent, unable to put words to the pressures of growing up. Through their few days together, old wounds and unspoken fears rise to the surface, and each woman is forced to face what she truly wants from her life and her body.
