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Hunchback
- Author
- Saou Ichikawa
- Narrator
- Yuriri Naka
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publish Date
- 6 March 2025
- Run Time
- 2 hours
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Novella (Short Novel), Fiction in translation, Narrative theme: health and illness, Narrative theme: diversity, equity, equality, inclusion, Narrative theme: social issues / social problems, Narrative theme: love / relationships, Disability: social aspects, Virtual worlds, Social media / social networking
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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
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- Author
- Saou Ichikawa
- Narrator
- Yuriri Naka
- Duration
- 2 hours
- Release Date
- 6 March 2025
- ISBN
- 9781405973076
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Novella (Short Novel), Fiction in translation, Narrative theme: health and illness, Narrative theme: diversity, equity, equality, inclusion, Narrative theme: social issues / social problems, Narrative theme: love / relationships, Disability: social aspects, Virtual worlds, Social media / social networking
Synopsis
Brought to you by PenguinLonglisted 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
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