Life Ceremony: Stories Binding:Paperback A literary landmark: the biggest

A literary landmark: the biggest

Alvis Walker's unforgettable writing challenges readers to not only see and hold her story as being fully human

the master chess player makes the now-widowed viscountess the highest-stakes wager of his life in a last-ditch effort to win her affection: he will find husbands for her two sisters--or depart forever

that she should have gone back to school

Life Ceremony: Stories Binding:Paperback A literary landmark: the biggestThe long awaited first short story collection by the author of the cult sensation Convenience Store Woman, tales of weird love, heartfelt friendships, and the unsettling nature of human existence With Life Ceremony, the incomparable Sayaka Murata is back with her first collection of short stories ever to be translated into English. In Japan, Murata is particularly admired for her short stories, which are sometimes sweet, sometimes shocking, and always