Abstract

I visit a mysterious dentist who is suffering from an unexplained toothache ("The Sun"). I was going to take my girl friend out for a surprise party, but I found myself at ...... ("Night of the Beast"). The author, a master of short stories, has created a masterpiece of short stories, sometimes glossy, sometimes humorous, about moments when everyday life is shaken up.

Author’s Information

She was born in Tokyo in 1968 and graduated from Waseda University. In 1995, she won the Noma Children's Literature Newcomer Award and the Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award Nippon Broadcasting System Award for "Minago in Space"; in 1998, the Roadside Stone Literary Award for "Waltz of Chocolate with Almonds"; the Noma Children's Literature Award for "Tsuki-no-fune"; in 1999, the Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award for "Colorful"; and in 2003, the Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award for "DIVE! In 1999, the Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award for "Colorful"; the Shogakukan Children's Publishing Culture Award in 2003 for "DIVE! (2003), the Shogakukan Children's Publishing Culture Award for "DIVE! His many books include "Eternal Exit," "Someday Under the Parasol," "Run," "This Woman," "The Fisherman's Mistress," "Classmates," and "Meeting Again.