New York [New York] : New Directions Publishing Corporation, 2026

English

New Directions paperbook #1680

"First Japanese edition published in 2018 by Shinchosha"--Title page verso

From the author of The Hole and The Factory, a collection of strange and wonderful tales of humans, animals, and plants

"A New Directions paperbook original."

"Nature mysteriously creeps in and overruns human realms in this ... collection of stories. ... In these fifteen stories we find young couples navigating pregnancies, toddlers, and in-laws; men and women returning to their childhood homes to rediscover the enigmatic traditions they'd left behind; and children who plumb dreamlike riddles in the natural world"--Page 4 of cover

In English; translated from the Japanese

The barnaway / translated by Lucy North -- Spider lilies / translated by Lucy North -- Extra innings / translated by David Boyd -- Lost in the zoo / translated by David Boyd -- Careless / translated by Lucy North -- Visit to an aunt / translated by Lucy North -- Weatherfish / translated by Yuki Tejima -- The garden cries / translated by David Boyd -- A fine dog / translated by Lucy North -- The large garden / translated by Lucy North -- Precipitation / translated by David Boyd -- Provisions / translated by David Boyd -- Crabs / translated by Lucy North -- Something sweet / translated by David Boyd -- House spider / translated by Lucy North

Boyd, David (David G.), translator.

North, Lucy, translator.

Tejima, Yuki, translator

Short stories. Selections

Human ecology -- Fiction

Nature stories

Ecofiction.

Short stories.

Fiction.

Added--202609 afic

AHML Diversity book project -- Asian & Pacific Islander interest