A Hundred Years and a Day

<p><b>This ground-breaking collection from Tomoka Shibasaki author of the acclaimed novel Spring Garden pushes the short story to a new level.</b></p>
<p>In these stories of human connection in a contemporary alienated world people come together to share pieces of their lives then part. We meet the women who share a house after the outbreak of war before going their separate ways once it is over; the man who lives in a succession of rooftop apartments; the diverging lives of two brothers who are raised as latch-key kids by factory workers; the old ramen restaurant that endures despite the demolition of all surrounding buildings; people who watch a new type of spaceship lift off from a pier that once belonged to an island resort; and more.</p><p><span>These 34 tales from all over the planet have the compulsive power of news reports narrated in a crisp yet allegorical style.</span></p><p><br></p>