Ichikawa, SaouModern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)Published on 6 March 2025 by Penguin Books Ltd in the United Kingdom.Paperback | 112 pages129 x 198 x 13 | 114g LONGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 2025Born 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 twenty-first century, Hunchback is an extraordinary, thrilling glimpse into the desire and darkness of a woman placed at humanity's edge.'A must-read debut. Funny and frank, this book lingers in the mind long after you turn the final page' BBC Books of 2025˜Uproariously funny, unflinching, and merciless' Mariana Enriquez, author of The Dangers of Smoking in Bed˜Filled with unforgettable insight' Sakaya Murata, author of Convenience Store Woman'A lithe, thrilling book ” Saou's writing is as sharp as a knife' Pandora Sykes
