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Someone to Watch over You by Kumi Kimura (2025, Trade Paperback)

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An unsettling, poignant debut novella about unusual connections fostered by the covid pandemic, perfect for fans of sharp literary fiction that reflects and confronts our world.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherSteerforth Press

ISBN-101805330055

ISBN-139781805330059

eBay Product ID (ePID)6060638520

Product Key Features

Book TitleSomeone to Watch over You

Number of Pages144 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2025

TopicUrban, Literary, Linguistics / General

GenreFiction, Language Arts & Disciplines

AuthorKumi Kimura

Book SeriesJapanese Novellas Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight4.6 Oz

Item Length7.8 in

Item Width5.1 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition23

Reviews"Kimura's taut, award-winning debut novella will transport readers back to a time when paranoia and distrust ran rampant. Lines are expertly drawn from this shared experience to broader issues of modern life: distrust of others, constant surveillance, and the loneliness that these engender. Fans of Han Kang will appreciate the sparse and affecting writing." - Library Journal

Dewey Decimal895.636

SynopsisIt's early 2020, and with the world in chaos as coronavirus spreads, two lonely people, both seeking to break with their pasts, meet and start sharing a home. One is a former security guard who was captured on video knocking down a protester who died soon afterward; the other, a former teacher accused of driving a student to suicide. In an oppressive atmosphere of tension and fear, the pair avoid direct contact and communicate through notes and their shared presences, close yet distant. Their odd connection, with neither affection nor trust, brings them a kind of privacy and safety they both need - but at what cost?, An unsettling, poignant debut novella about unusual connections fostered by the covid pandemic, perfect for fans of sharp literary fiction that reflects and confronts our world It's early 2020, and with the world in chaos as covid spreads, two lonely people, both seeking to break with their pasts, meet and start sharing a home. One is a former security guard who was captured on video knocking down a protester who died soon afterward; the other, a former teacher accused of driving a student to suicide. In an oppressive atmosphere of tension and fear, the pair avoid direct contact and communicate through notes and their shared presences, close yet distant. Their odd connection, with neither affection nor trust, brings them a kind of privacy and safety they both need - but at what cost? The book's creeping tension draws out an unforgettable story of disconnection and disruptive change.

LC Classification NumberPL872.5.I547S613