Hiromi Kawakami: People From My Neighbourhood [2021] paperback Condition:New But before that first spark

But before that first spark in the early hours before dawn

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Hiromi Kawakami: People From My Neighbourhood [2021] paperback Condition:New But before that first sparkTake a story and shrink it. Make it tiny, so small it can fit in the palm of your hand. Carry the story with you everywhere, let it sit with you while you eat, let it watch you while you sleep. Keep it safe, you never know when you might need it. In Kawakami's super short 'palm of the hand' stories the world is never quite as it should be: a small child lives under a sheet near his neighbour's house for thirty years; an apartment block leaves its