Child of Fortune
"... a subtle, surprising, elegant writer who courageously tells unexpected truths about an unfamiliar, yet recognizable, world." --Margaret Drabble"... explores loneliness, sexuality, the need for love and the bonds of family amid the neon desolation of present-day Tokyo." --Angela Carter"An archeologist of the female psyche." --Village Voice"An engrossing story, beautifully rendered." --St. Louis Post-Dispatch"One of the most important Japanese writers of her generation." --New York Times Book Review