One Love Chigusa: 6 (Red Circle Minis)

A love story that explores the mechanics of the heart and humankinds inevitable evolution. One Love Chigusa by Soji Shimada one of Japans most famous authors is a tale of obsessive love in a world where technology has crept into the very heart of humanity. The year is 2091 AD. A horrendous motorcycle accident leaves Xie Hoyu coming to terms with his new cybernetic body. Reconstructed from the latest biomechanical prosthetics he is discharged from hospital and tries to return to his life as an illustrator after many weeks in recovery. While surgery saves his life existence for Xie has lost all meaning. His saviour comes in the form of a girl with whom Xie falls hopelessly in love. But not all is as it seems.Translated by Sir David Warren a retired diplomat and former British ambassador to Japan One Love Chigusa offers a glimpse into a possible future and questions the purpose of humanity in a manner that only Japans master of the postmodern whodunnit can do.Red Circle Minis: Original Short and Compelling Reads One Love Chigusa is part of Red Circle Minis a series of short captivating books by Japans finest contemporary writers that brings the narratives and voices of Japan together as never before. Each book is a first edition written specifically for the series and is being published in English first.