num_pages: 256
description: Amidst disillusioned saints hiding in wrestling rings, mothers burnt by glowing halos, and a Baby Nostradamus who sees only blackness, a gang of flower pickers heads off to war, led by a lonely man who cannot help but wet his bed in sadness. Part memoir, part lies, this is a book about the wounds inflicted by first love and sharp objects.
language: English
title: The People of Paper
titlecomplete: The People of Paper
genres: Unfinished, Literary Fiction, Novels, Adult Fiction, Literature, Fantasy, Adult, Fiction, Contemporary, Magical Realism
ratings_count: 5185
awards: awardedAt: 1325404800000
name: 本屋大賞
category: Translated Fiction
publisher: HarperVia