Mieko Kawakami

A captivating short story "March Yarn" by Mieko Kawakami, which motivated the editors to name their book after this short story. "March Yarn," not only captures the hopes and dreams of the Japanese after 3.11, but also the anxiety from the situation they are in. To readers, it might seem that all the Japanese have a clear view of hope in their minds, but deep inside they are panicking knowing that...

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 chi...

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