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SUMMARY:Sayaka Murata (Manchester Literature Festival in partnership with
  Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester)
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DESCRIPTION:Sayaka Murata\, the internationally acclaimed author of Conve
 nience Store Woman and Earthlings\, joins us to discuss her provocative 
 and visionary new novel\, Vanishing World.\n\nIn a society where sex\, l
 ove and parenting have been reimagined\, Amane—born from a taboo act of 
 love—struggles to conform. As an adult\, she explores anime relationship
 s and sanctioned extra-marital sex\, until she and her husband join Para
 dise-Eden: a utopian experiment of mass insemination\, artificial wombs\
 , and collective child-raising. But can this bold experiment build the b
 rave new world Amane desires\, or will it push her to breaking point?\n\
 nPresented in partnership with Centre for New Writing\, Creative Manches
 ter\, The Japan Foundation and Japan House. Sponsored by The Edwardian\,
  Manchester.\n\nSayaka Murata has sold over two million books worldwide 
 and won many of Japan’s literary prizes including the Akutagawa Prize an
 d Mishima Yukio Prize. A literary phenomenon\, her work has been transla
 ted into more than 30 languages. She has been named Vogue Woman of the Y
 ear.\n\nPresented in partnership with the Centre for New Writing and Cre
 ative Manchester.
STATUS:TENTATIVE
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CLASS:PUBLIC
LOCATION:Manchester Central Library\, St Peter's Square\, Manchester \, M
 2 5PD
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