Tokyo Ueno Station (National Book Award Winner)

by Y Miri

Book Overview

WINNER OF THE 2020 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN TRANSLATED LITERATURE A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR A surreal, devastating story of a homeless ghost who haunts one of Tokyo's busiest train stations. Kazu is dead. Born in Fukushima in 1933, the same year as the Japanese Emperor, his life is tied by a series of coincidences to the Imperial family and has been shaped at every turn by modern Japanese history. But his life story is also marked by...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593187520
• ISBN13: 9780593187524
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Riverhead Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Kazu is Dead, but His Story is Very Much Alive

Tokyo Ueno Station is one of the most moving stories I have ever read. Yu Miri really makes you feel the sadness, suffering, and misfortune of Kazu. She skillfully describes the loneliness of migrant workers and homeless people, bringing you into their world. You learn to sympathize with their experience and understand that they are complex people with their own individual stories and lives.