Hunchback
- Author Saou Ichikawa
- Narrator Yuriri Naka
- Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
- Publish Date 6 March 2025
- Run Time 2 hours
- Format Audio
- Genre Disability: social aspects, Fiction in translation, FXT, Modern and contemporary fiction, Narrative theme: health and illness, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Narrative theme: Social issues, Novella (Short Novel), Social media / social networking, Virtual worlds.
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What to expect
Brought to you by Penguin
Longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2025
‘Without mud, the lotus could not survive.’
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.
‘Filled with unforgettable insight’ Sakaya Murata, author of Convenience Store Woman
© Saou Ichikawa 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
| Author | Saou Ichikawa |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Yuriri Naka |
| Duration | 2 hours |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9781405973076 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Genre | Disability: social aspects, Fiction in translation, FXT, Modern and contemporary fiction, Narrative theme: health and illness, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Narrative theme: Social issues, Novella (Short Novel), Social media / social networking, Virtual worlds |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE |
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