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The Girl Who Became a Fish
  • Published: 19 September 2023
  • ISBN: 9781647291815
  • Imprint: Vertical Inc
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 56
  • RRP: $45.00

The Girl Who Became a Fish

Maiden's Bookshelf

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15 Aug 2023
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19 Sept 2023
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Another spectacular collaboration from the Maiden's Bookshelf series, this dark and intense fable by the great giant of postward literature is brought to vivid life by contemporary master Nekosuke.

What dark fate awaits beneath the roaring falls?

Suwa and her father live alone on the slopes of Horsebare Mountain, eking out the most meager of existences. During the warmer months the beautiful waterfall brings a few sightseers, but when winter comes there is only solitude. Suwa would do anything to escape the life to which her father has resigned himself. And the lure of the river is strong...

This early classic from the author of Japan’s greatest modern novel is a dark, elliptical tale of hopelessness that weaves the folklore of the mountains into an anti-coming-of-age story as vividly relevant today as it was when it was written nearly a hundred years ago.
  • Published: 19 September 2023
  • ISBN: 9781647291815
  • Imprint: Vertical Inc
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 56
  • RRP: $45.00
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About the author

Osamu Dazai

Shuji Tsushima (1909–1948), better known by his pen name Osamu Dazai, was a Japanese writer. Many of his works, including the novel No Longer Human (1948) and the novella Schoolgirl (1939) are considered modern classics in Japan. His life was marred by addiction, depression and impoverishment, but his works soared in popularity, particularly in the post-war years. He died by suicide in 1948.

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