Ms Ice Sandwich
by Mieko Kawakami
Pub Date
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Description
A quixotic and funny tale about first love - from the Akutagawa Prize-winning author.
A boy is obsessed with a woman who sells sandwiches. He goes to the supermarket almost every day, just so he can look at her face. She is beautiful to him, and he calls her "Ms Ice Sandwich", and endlessly draws her portrait.
But the boy's friend hears about this hesitant adoration, and suddenly everything changes. His visits to Ms Ice Sandwich stop, and with them the last hopes of his childhood.
A moving and surprisingly funny tale of growing up and learning how to lose, Ms Ice Sandwich is Mieko Kawakami at her very best.
A boy is obsessed with a woman who sells sandwiches. He goes to the supermarket almost every day, just so he can look at her face. She is beautiful to him, and he calls her "Ms Ice Sandwich", and endlessly draws her portrait.
But the boy's friend hears about this hesitant adoration, and suddenly everything changes. His visits to Ms Ice Sandwich stop, and with them the last hopes of his childhood.
A moving and surprisingly funny tale of growing up and learning how to lose, Ms Ice Sandwich is Mieko Kawakami at her very best.
Advance Praise
'Mieko Kawakami is always ceaselessly growing and evolving' -- Haruki Murakami
'Thoroughly enjoyable and desirable... beautifully told... Gentle, funny, moving and elegantly translated by Louise Heal Kawai, it is a rare treat' -- Daily Express
'Among many other awards, Haruki Murakami listed Mieko Kawakami as his favourite young writer, so you're obviously going to want to snatch up Ms Ice Sandwich, her first book translated into English. This is a lovely coming-of-age story about a boy who becomes obsessed with a woman who sells sandwiches' -- Bustle
'Easily digestible... a book that ultimately lives longer in the memory than the hour or so it takes to read' -- Financial Times
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781782276722 |
| PRICE | US$13.95 (USD) |
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