Dragon Palace

"From the author of the bestseller Strange Weather in Tokyo, this new story collection goes further than just strange. Reading Hiromi Kawakami’s stories is a bit like riding a dragon – you’ll have to hold on tight and go with it. Here are just a few of the unforgettable characters: a great-grandmother who was a sex-loving religious leader, an office-working mole married to a human, and a housewife who eats stucco and nurses a god in her kitchen. Kawakami’s work always challenges our society’s expectations of women."