Mild vertigo
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New York : New Directions Publishing Corporation, 2023.
Physical Desc
179 pages ; 21 cm
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Northwest Reno Library - Adult Fiction - New Arrivals Shelf
FICTION KANAI 2023
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Published
New York : New Directions Publishing Corporation, 2023.
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Book
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English
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"A New Directions paperbook original"--Title page verso.
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"The apparently unremarkable Natsumi lives in a modern Tokyo apartment with her husband and two sons: she does the laundry, goes to the supermarket, visits friends, and gossips with neighbors. Tracing her conversations and interactions with her family andfriends as they blend seamlessly into her own infernally buzzing internal monologue, Mild Vertigo explores the dizzying reality of being unable to locate oneself in the endless stream of minutiae that forms a lonely life confined to a middle-class home,where both everything and nothing happens. With shades of Clarice Lispector, Elena Ferrante, and Kobo Abe, this verbally acrobatic novel by the esteemed novelist, essayist, and critic Mieko Kanai-whose work enjoys a cult status in Japan-is a disconcertingand radically imaginative portrait of selfhood in late-stage capitalist society"--,Provided by publisher.
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"In this intoxicating stream-of-consciousness novel, Mieko Kanai tackles the existential traps of motherhood, marriage, and domestic captivity The apparently unremarkable Natsumi lives in a modern Tokyo apartment with her husband and two sons: she does the laundry, goes to the supermarket, visits friends, and gossips with neighbors. Tracing her conversations and interactions with her family and friends as they blend seamlessly into her own infernally buzzing internal monologue, Mild Vertigo explores the dizzying reality of being unable to locate oneself in the endless stream of minutiae that forms a lonely life confined to a middle-class home, where both everything and nothing happens. With shades of Clarice Lispector, Elena Ferrante, and Kobo Abe, this verbally acrobatic novel by the esteemed novelist, essayist, and critic Mieko Kanai―whose work enjoys a cult status in Japan―is a disconcerting and radically imaginative portrait of selfhood in late-stage capitalist society."--,Provided by Amazon.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kanai, M., Barton, P. (., & Zambreno, K. (2023). Mild vertigo . New Directions Publishing Corporation.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kanai, Mieko, 1947-, Polly (Translator), Barton and Kate, Zambreno. 2023. Mild Vertigo. New Directions Publishing Corporation.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kanai, Mieko, 1947-, Polly (Translator), Barton and Kate, Zambreno. Mild Vertigo New Directions Publishing Corporation, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kanai, Mieko, Polly (Translator) Barton, and Kate Zambreno. Mild Vertigo New Directions Publishing Corporation, 2023.
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