If you enjoyed Breasts and Eggs and Heaven and you can read Japanese, we recommend you check out Mieko Kawakami’s Ai no Yume to ka short story collection.
Ai no Yume to ka was written shortly after the events of March 2011 (the earthquake and tsunami in Tohoku, and the subsequent catastrophe of the nuclear power plant in Fukushima.) The atmosphere of most of the stories is marked by sadness and melancholy associated with longing for loved ones. These poetic and very human texts will appeal to all sensitive readers and fans of such authors as Banana Yoshimoto or Kaori Ekuni.
