A woman in her early twilight years

ショローの女

A life of solitary living, beginning at 62. One person, one dog, and numerous bonsai, Ito commutes weekly between Tokyo and Kumamoto. After her aging body screamed goodbye to her parents and husband, 62-year-old Ito, accompanied by her dog, Kramer, left the United States and returned to Japan, beginning her solitary life as a "woman of early aging." In this familiar yet unfamiliar homeland, what new stories will unfold? With sensitive and candid prose, Ito writes about the physical and mental transformations of a woman in aging, and the freedom and loneliness of living alone. Amidst constant separation, she confronts the desolation of life. "Now that I have no family around me, I am truly free."
A new novel by Murasaki Shikibu Prize winner and author of "The Amenorrhea Chronicle." After the passing of her parents and husband, Ito, now in her sixties, returns to Japan to teach at a university and begin a solitary life with her dog. What new stories unfold in this familiar yet strange homeland, a place she's been away from for over twenty years?
With Ito's candid humor, this book chronicles the joys and loneliness of early old age. Dedicated to everyone who bravely lives life.
Living toward death, confronting the desolation of life. Entering true old age, the shadow of death looms large. Mother, father, husband, friend, kitten—in constant separation, they ponder the meaning of life: death is immortality, life is everlasting.
※Illustrations by renowned artist Ayako Ishiguro, highly recommended by Akutagawa Prize-winning author Hitomi Kanehara: Single-handed yet soft, here lies the miracle of early aging.

2024-04-01

海峡文艺出版社

Unread · Literary Writer, Unread

256

9787555037040