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Rika Horiuchi’s new part-time job is to converse with a statue of the Venus de Milo – in Latin – every Monday, when the museum is closed.Initially reluctant, Rika starts to enjoy her strange new she and Venus talk about everything. They fall in love, and (with the help of a statue of Artemis’ hunting dog) eventually break free.This fresh and original new novel from the author of Diary of a Void confirms Emi Yagi as one of the most exciting Japanese writers published in English today.
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When the Museum is Closed: From the author of cult hit Diary of a Void, Emi Yagi
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- Released
- 2025
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- Title
- When the Museum is Closed: From the author of cult hit Diary of a Void
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Emi Yagi
- Publisher
- Harvill Secker
- Released
- 2025
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 160
- ISBN10
- 1787304647
- ISBN13
- 9781787304642
- Series
- Tags
- World Literature, Art, Contemporary Fiction, Relationships, LGBTQ+, Stories, Feminism, Japan, Satire, Japanese Literature, Magical Realism, Museums, Loneliness, Transgender, Japanese Novels
- Description
- Rika Horiuchi’s new part-time job is to converse with a statue of the Venus de Milo – in Latin – every Monday, when the museum is closed.Initially reluctant, Rika starts to enjoy her strange new she and Venus talk about everything. They fall in love, and (with the help of a statue of Artemis’ hunting dog) eventually break free.This fresh and original new novel from the author of Diary of a Void confirms Emi Yagi as one of the most exciting Japanese writers published in English today.