Hunchback
Ichikawa, Saō, 1979-2025
Book
Born with a congenital muscle disorder, Shaka Isawa has severe spine curvature and uses an electric wheelchair and ventilator. Within the limits of her care home, her life is lived online- she studies, she tweets indignantly, she posts outrageous stories on an erotica website. One day, a new male carer reveals he has read it all - the sex, the provocation, the dirt. Her response? An indecent proposal. Written by the first disabled author to win Japan's most prestigious literary award and acclaimed instantly as one of the most important Japanese novels of the 21st century, Hunchback is an extraordinary, thrilling glimpse into the desire and darkness of a woman placed at humanity's edge.
Main title:
Hunchback / Saou Ichikawa ; translated by Polly Barton.
Author:
Ichikawa, Saō, 1979-, authorBarton, Polly (Translator), translator
Work:
Imprint:
London : Penguin Viking, 2025.©2025
Collation:
97 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published in Japan as Hanchibakku by Bungeishunju, Tokyo, in 2023.In English, translated from the Japanese.
ISBN:
9780241700785 (pbk)9780241700785 (paperback)
Dewey class:
895.636
Language:
EnglishJapanese
Added title:
Subject:
BRN:
828642
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Library | Fiction | ICHI | On loan - Due: 09 Jul 2026 |
| Kathleen Syme Carlton | Fiction | ICHI | Available |
| North Melbourne Library | Fiction | ICHI | Available |
| Southbank Library | Fiction | ICHI | On loan - Due: 10 Jul 2026 |