The Soul Catchers

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Beschreibung:

Who doesn't want a second chance at life?

Read the original and moving literary gem for fans of Banana Yoshimoto and Kawaguchi's BEFORE THE COFFEE GETS COLD, with stunning illustrated endpapers.

What if you could come back after death to watch over your loved one, installing yourself in a treasured mug, for example, or perhaps your mother's hearing aid, a diary, or even a climbing frame, to feel the clambering limbs of a beloved sister?

Eleven recently deceased protagonists find themselves floating in the afterlife where a nameless ghost offers them a joyous reunion with their loved ones.

But not as you would expect.

In a world where souls linger restlessly around after death, unwilling to depart, The Soul Catchers is a comforting, witty, and surprisingly sensual take on the Japanese folk belief that objects can be inhabited by human presences. Utterly charming, Higashi's classic is an original exploration of our eternal reluctance to let go.

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Über die Urheberinnen:

Naoko Higashi is a multi-award-winning Japanese poet, novelist, children's writer and screenwriter. She is best known for her work in the Japanese tanka poetry form. Her fictional work includes The House in the Forest of Threads, which won the thirty-first Tsubota Joji Literature Award and was subsequently made into a television drama. The Soul-Catchers was made into a film in 2024. Her most recent work is The Flannel's Thread. Meet her on Instagram: @Higashinaokoh.

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Produktdetails:

• Autor:in: Naoko Higashi
• Übersetzer:in: Lucy North
• Erscheinungsdatum: 19.03.2026
• Sprache: Englisch
• Seitenumfang: 176 Seiten
• ISBN: 9781529959017