Miru

by Mayumi Inaba, 稲葉真弓

The 34th Kawabata Yasunari Prize winner story (2008) with additional works. A woman in her mid 40]s is unsatisfied with working in the city, so she buys some land on the Shima peninsula to build a house and start a new life. Her new life becomes more than an escape from the stressful city, it becomes the rejuvenation of her self. In Japanese.

Hardcover

First published April 1, 2009