num_pages: 58
description: Stand-In Companion , by the award-winning Japanese author Kazufumi Shiraishi, explores the struggle to find love, companionship and meaning in life. In any society, relationship dynamics are complex. And as Hayato, a Japanese industrial designer will discover in this clever and absorbing tale, this is even the case in a future world enriched by technology, AI and androids. A love story with a twist,  Stand-In Companion  is a touching and powerful exploration of infertility and relationships. Hayato and his wife, Yutori, face deeply human challenges in a world where science has solved  almost  every problem. A clever, absorbing and profoundly modern tale from one of Japan’s best and most insightful storytellers. Red Circle Original, Short and Compelling Reads Stand-In Companio n is part of Red Circle Minis, a series of short captivating books by Japan’s finest contemporary writers that brings the narratives and voices of Japan together as never before. Each book is a first edition written specifically for the series and is being published in English first. 
language: English
title: Stand-In Companion (1)
publisher: Red Circle