{"product_id":"hunchback-hardcover","title":"Hunchback - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSaou Ichikawa\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePolly Barton\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE - A bombshell bestseller in Japan, a defiant, darkly funny debut novel about a young woman in a care home seeking autonomy and the full possibilities of her life--\"not only a major achievement in disability literature but great literature period\" (Johanna Hedva) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A literary phenomenon in Japan, \u003ci\u003eHunchback\u003c\/i\u003e is an extraordinary and thrilling debut novel about sex, disability, and power.\"--International Booker Prize Judges \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Most Anticipated Book of 2025: \u003ci\u003eVulture, Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, BBC, \u003ci\u003eMs. Magazine, AnOther Magazine, Radio Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn with a congenital muscle disorder, Shaka spends her days in her room in a care home outside Tokyo, relying on an electric wheelchair to get around and a ventilator to breathe. But if Shaka's physical life is limited, her quick, mischievous mind has no boundaries: She takes e-learning courses on her iPad, publishes explicit fantasies on websites, and anonymously troll-tweets to see if anyone is paying attention (\"In another life, I'd like to work as a high-class prostitute\"). One day, she tweets into the void an offer of an enormous sum of money for a sperm donor. To Shaka's surprise, her new nurse accepts the dare, unleashing a series of events that will forever change Shaka's sense of herself as a woman in the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHunchback\u003c\/i\u003e has shaken Japanese literary culture with its skillful depiction of the physical body and its unrepentant humor. Winner of the prestigious Akutagawa Prize, it's a feminist story about the dignity of an individual who insists on her right to make choices for herself, no matter the consequences. Formally creative and refreshingly unsentimental, \u003ci\u003eHunchback\u003c\/i\u003e depicts the joy, anger, and desires of a woman demanding autonomy in a world that doesn't always grant it to people like her. Full of wit, bite, and heart, this unforgettable novel reminds us all of the full potential of our lives, regardless of the limitations we experience.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSaou Ichikawa\u003c\/b\u003e graduated from the School of Human Sciences, Waseda University. Her bestselling debut novel, \u003ci\u003eHunchback, \u003c\/i\u003e won the Bungakukai Prize for New Writers, and she is the first author with a physical disability to receive the Akutagawa Prize, one of Japan's top literary awards. She has congenital myopathy and uses a ventilator and an electric wheelchair. Ichikawa lives outside Tokyo. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolly Barton\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning translator and writer. She lives in Bristol, England.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 7.82 x 5.41 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 18, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43410755453063,"sku":"9780593734711","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/8rq6LbeyVM9780593734711.webp?v=1761688264","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/hunchback-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}