{"product_id":"earthlings-by-sayaka-murata-japanese-literary-fiction","title":"Earthlings by Sayaka Murata | Japanese Literary Fiction","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eWhat if you never felt like you belonged on Earth?\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEarthlings\u003c\/strong\u003e by \u003cstrong\u003eSayaka Murata\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eConvenience Store Woman\u003c\/em\u003e, is a dark, unconventional and thought-provoking Japanese novel about identity, conformity and the pressure to fit into society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a child, \u003cstrong\u003eNatsuki\u003c\/strong\u003e believes she is an alien from another planet. Her closest companion is a stuffed hedgehog named Piyyut, whom she believes has come from the planet Popinpobopia to help save Earth. During summer visits to her grandparents in the Nagano mountains, Natsuki reconnects with her cousin \u003cstrong\u003eYuu\u003c\/strong\u003e, who also believes he is an alien.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs they grow older, both struggle to fit into a society whose expectations feel increasingly unnatural to them. Their attempt to escape the roles imposed upon them leads to an increasingly strange and disturbing journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEarthlings\u003c\/strong\u003e explores \u003cstrong\u003eidentity, conformity, family, trauma, alienation and the desire to live outside society's expectations\u003c\/strong\u003e. It is an unusual and challenging work of contemporary Japanese fiction. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJapanese contemporary fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDark literary fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMagical realism and surreal elements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThemes of identity and conformity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOutsider\/alienation narrative\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePsychological and emotionally intense storytelling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTranslated by \u003cstrong\u003eGinny Tapley Takemori\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBy the author of \u003cem\u003eConvenience Store Woman\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternationally acclaimed Japanese novel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"group TyagGW_tableContainer\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"TyagGW_tableWrapper flex flex-col-reverse w-fit\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"w-fit min-w-(--thread-content-width)\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"last:pe-10\"\u003eDetail\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"last:pe-10\"\u003eInformation\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEarthlings\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSayaka Murata\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTranslator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGinny Tapley Takemori\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Title\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eChikyū Seijin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLiterary Fiction \/ Magical Realism\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEnglish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSayaka Murata\u003c\/strong\u003e is an acclaimed Japanese novelist and the author of \u003cem\u003eConvenience Store Woman\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEarthlings\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLife Ceremony\u003c\/em\u003e. Her writing frequently examines social expectations, conformity and people who feel like outsiders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe has received several major Japanese literary prizes, including the \u003cstrong\u003eAkutagawa Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Translator\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGinny Tapley Takemori\u003c\/strong\u003e is an English translator of Japanese literature. 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