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Kimura Kumi
Someone To Watch Over You
Someone To Watch Over You
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Description: An unsettling poignant debut novella about unusual connections fostered by the covid pandemic perfect for fans of sharp literary fiction that reflects and confronts our world It's early 2020, and with the world in chaos as covid spreads two lonely people both seeking to break with their pasts meet and start sharing a home. One is a former security guard who was captured on video knocking down a protester who died soon afterward; the other a former teacher accused of driving a student to suicide. In an oppressive atmosphere of tension and fear the pair avoid direct contact and communicate through notes and their shared presences close yet distant. Their odd connection with neither affection nor trust brings them a kind of privacy and safety they both need but at what cost? The book's creeping tension draws out an unforgettable story of disconnection and disruptive change.
Title: Someone To Watch Over You
Author(s): Kimura Kumi
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Barcode: 9781805330059
Pages: 112 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 6/3/2025
Category: Fiction In Translation
Description: An unsettling poignant debut novella about unusual connections fostered by the covid pandemic perfect for fans of sharp literary fiction that reflects and confronts our world It's early 2020, and with the world in chaos as covid spreads two lonely people both seeking to break with their pasts meet and start sharing a home. One is a former security guard who was captured on video knocking down a protester who died soon afterward; the other a former teacher accused of driving a student to suicide. In an oppressive atmosphere of tension and fear the pair avoid direct contact and communicate through notes and their shared presences close yet distant. Their odd connection with neither affection nor trust brings them a kind of privacy and safety they both need but at what cost? The book's creeping tension draws out an unforgettable story of disconnection and disruptive change.
Title: Someone To Watch Over You
Author(s): Kimura Kumi
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Barcode: 9781805330059
Pages: 112 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 6/3/2025
Category: Fiction In Translation