num_pages: 366
description: A celebrated actress who has died in mysterious and shocking circumstances leaves behind an unconventional extended family that includes an older sister, a woman in her twenties through whose eyes the story unfolds; a young brother who possesses mystical powers; and a fiancé who is writing a novel with uncanny parallels to his own story.
language: English
title: Amrita
titlecomplete: Amrita
genres: Asia, 20th Century, Japanese Literature, Novels, Asian Literature, Literature, Japan, Fiction, Contemporary, Magical Realism
ratings_count: 6634
places: Japan
awards: awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Dublin Literary Award
publisher: Faber & Faber