Mieko Kanai

With shades of Clarice Lispector, Mavis Gallant and Lucy Ellman, this late-period novel by the esteemed novelist, essayist, and film and literary critic Mieko Kanai â€" whose often dark and cynical work occupies something of a cult place within the Japanese canon â€" is a disconcerting and astute portrait of life in late-stage capitalist society.