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Breasts and eggs
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Uniform Title:
Contributors:
Bett, Sam, 1986- translator.
Boyd, David translator.
Published:
New York, New York : Europa Editions, 2020.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
430 pages ; 21 cm
Status:
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Louisville Adult Fiction
FIC KAWAKAMI
On Shelf
Mar 11, 2024
Description

It tells the story of three women: the thirty-year-old unmarried narrator, her older sister Makiko, and Makiko's daughter Midoriko. Unable to come to terms with her changed body after giving birth, Makiko becomes obsessed with the prospect of getting breast enhancement surgery. Meanwhile, her twelve-year-old daughter Midoriko is paralyzed by the fear of her oncoming puberty and finds herself unable to voice the vague, yet overwhelming anxieties associated with growing up. The narrator, who remains unnamed for most of the story, struggles with her own indeterminable identity of being neither a "daughter" nor a "mother." Set over three stiflingly hot days in Tokyo, the book tells of a reunion of sorts, between two sisters, and the passage into womanhood of young Midoriko.

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APA Citation (style guide)

Kawakami, M., Bett, S., & Boyd, D. (2020). Breasts and eggs. New York, New York, Europa Editions.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Kawakami, Mieko, 1976-, Sam Bett and David Boyd. 2020. Breasts and Eggs. New York, New York, Europa Editions.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Kawakami, Mieko, 1976-, Sam Bett and David Boyd, Breasts and Eggs. New York, New York, Europa Editions, 2020.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Kawakami, Mieko, et al. Breasts and Eggs. New York, New York, Europa Editions, 2020.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9781609456702, 160945670X

Notes

General Note
Original title: Natsumonogatari.
Description
It tells the story of three women: the thirty-year-old unmarried narrator, her older sister Makiko, and Makiko's daughter Midoriko. Unable to come to terms with her changed body after giving birth, Makiko becomes obsessed with the prospect of getting breast enhancement surgery. Meanwhile, her twelve-year-old daughter Midoriko is paralyzed by the fear of her oncoming puberty and finds herself unable to voice the vague, yet overwhelming anxieties associated with growing up. The narrator, who remains unnamed for most of the story, struggles with her own indeterminable identity of being neither a "daughter" nor a "mother." Set over three stiflingly hot days in Tokyo, the book tells of a reunion of sorts, between two sisters, and the passage into womanhood of young Midoriko.
Language
Translated from the Japanese.