My Falling Down House Sam Burnside

My Falling Down House Sam BurnsideAfter losing his job and his home, a young Japanese man seeks refuge in a wood and paper house. He attempts to reconstruct his identity, but with only a cat and a cello for company, and the menacing presence of a shapeshifter (yokai), his ability to hold on to his sanity disintegrates. My Falling Down House has already won the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation Award given to a work of fiction or non fiction which helps interpret modern Japan to the

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the ease of a great writer: that you don't notice the lightning as it emerges from the depths

is deeply moving and thought provoking and contains many wise insights

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