num_pages: 180
description: In these six stories, the author of Goodbye Tsugumi and N.P. explores themes of time, healing and fate, and how her urban, sophisticated, independent young men and women come to terms with them. The stories are a blend of traditional Japanese and contemporary popular culture.
language: English
title: Lizard
titlecomplete: Lizard
genres: Asia, Short Stories, Japanese Literature, Novels, Asian Literature, Literature, Japan, Fiction, Contemporary, Magical Realism
ratings_count: 8298
awards: awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Dublin Literary Award
publisher: Faber & Faber