Vanishing World
Vanishing World
hardback
Published:
24 April, 2025
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781803511177 |
| ISBN10 | 1803511176 |
| Number Of Pages | 240 |
| Item Weight | 1000 g |
| Publisher / Reseller | Granta Books |
| Format | hardback |
Media Reviews
Makes the ordinary world as we see it look strange again... Publishers will continue to seek out imitations of [Sayaka's] vision - but why bother, when the real thing is so good? * Financial Times *
In the imagination of Sayaka Murata, nothing seems to be off limits... Like The Handmaid's Tale on acid * New York Times *
Compulsive... A reminder of how quickly even the strangest ideas can become convention * Guardian *
Japanese fiction leads a boom in translated novels and Murata is its queen... Fit to burst with eye-popping twists and conceits... A typically wild ride * Daily Mail *
Murata is a phenomenon... Vanishing World could not have arrived at a more fitting moment, given the Trump administrations' preoccupation with women's bodily autonomy... Murata's brilliantly unsettling ending will leave you reeling and questioning your own beliefs * Stylist *
Japan's answer to Brave New World... Murata has the uncanny prescience of the best sci-fi writers * Daily Telegraph *
Quirky and thought-provoking * Grazia *
A bleak, funny vision of a future where our sad world gets a lot worse * Sunday Times *
For those who feel haunted by the whole idea of the normal, Vanishing World offers, like all of this writer's books, something you just can't find anywhere else * Wall Street Journal *
A unique angle on what happens to someone when the building blocks of society start coming down around them * Irish Independent *
Murata's skill lies in making even the most outlandish ideas seem logical * Prospect *
The best book I've read in the past year... It left me feeling something I hadn't felt before - that's the hallmark of a great book -- Ulla Johnson * Financial Times *
A visceral and disturbing novel * GQ, Best Books of 2025 *
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Author's Bio
Sayaka Murata has won all of Japan's major literary prizes. She is author of Convenience Store Woman, Earthlings and Life Ceremony. Ginny Tapley Takemori has translated Ryu Murakami and Kyoko Nakajima, among others.