Nipponia Nippon

<p><strong>A fast-paced, darkly ironic novella from one of Japan's contemporary luminaries&mdash;and the husband of Mieko Kawakami&mdash;making his English language debut</strong></p> <p><strong>A teenager gripped by obsession seeks to free endangered birds in this darkly funny study of solitude and toxic masculinity set in modern-day Tokyo</strong></p> <p><strong>Perfect for fans of <em>Earthlings</em> by Sayaka Murata and Kawakami's <em>Breasts and Eggs.</em></strong></p> <p>Isolated in his Tokyo apartment, 17-year-old Haruo spends all his time online, researching the plight of the endangered Japanese crested ibis, <em>Nipponia Nippon.</em></p> <p>Living on an allowance from his parents, he drops ever further into a fantasy world in which he alone shares a special connection with the last of these noble birds, held at a conservation centre on the island of Sado.</p> <p>His conclusion is simple: it is his destiny to free the birds from a society that does not appreciate them, by whatever means necessary. With his emotional state becoming ever more erratic, he begins sourcing weapons and preparing for a reckoning in this darkly ironic study of toxic masculinity.</p>