by Hiromi Kawakami · Acantilado · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788415277446
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«Abandonarse a la pasión: Ocho relatos de amor y desamor» is a short story collection by Hiromi Kawakami, published by Acantilado in paperback (128 pages).
«Abandonarse a la pasión» brings together eight stories about infatuation, disillusionment, sex, love and heartbreak. They are independent tales that nonetheless seem woven from a single thread; Hiromi Kawakami follows women discovering what life has in store for them, in a delicate tone that does not shy away from darkness or the rawness of feelings.
Originally published in Japan in 1999 as «Oboreru»; translated by Marina Bornas Montaña. No. 198 in the Acantilado Narrativa collection.
For readers of contemporary Japanese fiction and short stories about human relationships.
Hiromi Kawakami is a Japanese writer, known for her off-beat fiction, poetry, and literary criticism. She has won numerous Japanese literary awards, including the Akutagawa Prize, the Tanizaki Prize, the Yomiuri Prize, and the Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature. Her work has been adapted for film and has been translated into more than 15 languages.
