Someone to Watch Over You

Kumi Kimura author Yuki Tejima translator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Pushkin Press

Published:10th Apr '25

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An unsettling, poignant story about two troubled strangers finding refuge in each other during the pandemic As coronavirus spreads, paranoia overtakes a quiet northern Japanese town. People keep strict social distance, they disinfect their groceries and doorknobs, they fear-especially anyone from a teeming city. In these tense, antiseptic circumstances, two odd loners meet. One bears the burden of possibly causing a protestor's death, the other worries her behaviour led to a student's suicide. In their remote lives, there is no relief. But then an unlikely connection begins to grow between them. As the world collapses around them, can they become one another's refuge?

"Kimura’s taut, award-winning debut novella will transport readers back to a time when paranoia and distrust ran rampant. Lines are expertly drawn from this shared experience to broader issues of modern life: distrust of others, constant surveillance, and the loneliness that these engender. Fans of Han Kang will appreciate the sparse and affecting writing."
Library Journal

ISBN: 9781805330059

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144 pages