Breasts and Eggs

BREAST AND EGGS by Meiko Kawakami is one of our favorite contemporary novels. Translated from Japanese, Kawakami explores societal expectations of women in modern Japan. In each part, she raises questions about beauty standards, personal identity and evolving ideas about familial structures. With a strong inner voice filled with magical realism, we follow Natusko’s beautiful everyday examinations of sexuality, agency and the pressures of contemporary life.

- Recommended by Chris and Jenny from A Good Used Book