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Bullseye!
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Bullseye!

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EUR18,50

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A new collection of stories by Yasutaka Tsutsui, award-winning author of works ranging from dark comedy and piercing satire to science fiction and surrealism. Tsutsui has continually challenged the purpose of literature and the relevance of social values. Although often criticized for his treatment of "taboo" subjects such as disabilities, the Emperor, and old age, he is also recognized as one of the founders of post-modern science fiction in Japan.A number of his works have been published to widespread acclaim in English including The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Salmonella Men on Planet Porno, and Paprika.
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ISBN/GTIN978-4-902075-86-1
Product TypeBook
BindingPaperback
Publishing date10/07/2017
LanguageEnglish
SizeWidth 127 mm, Height 203 mm, Thickness 15 mm
Weight289 g
Article no.19216244
CatalogsLibri
Data source no.A30287123
Product groupBU140
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Author

Yasutaka Tsutsui, born in Osaka in 1934, is Japan's pre-eminent writer of metafiction. Over the last six decades, he has produced dozens of novels, hundreds of short stories and numerous other works of literature, many of which have won national acclaim. Among others, he won the Tanizaki Prize in 1987, the 1981 Izumi Kyoka award, the 1989 Kawabata Yasunari award, and the 1992 Nihon SF Taisho Award. His latest and probably last full-length novel Monado no Ry¿iki won the Mainichi Art Award in 2017. Though a cult hero and well-known TV personality, Tsutsui lives virtually incognito in Tokyo's bustling Harajuku district.