![]() ![]() Sensitive, polite Mutsuki is a doctor with a cleaning fetish, while Shoko is a mentally unstable near alcoholic who’s obsessed with Mutsuki’s boyfriend of 10 years.Įkuni tells the story from the odd couple’s alternating perspectives, but there are few surprises. Set in the sprawling suburbs of an unnamed city that’s probably Tokyo, the book chronicles a few months in the life of the Kishidas, who have agreed to an arranged marriage to keep their meddlesome parents off their backs. This is Will & Grace Go To Japan, complete with a sexless boyfriend for Will, real alcohol and tears for Grace and no laugh track. ![]() Published in Japan in 1991, the slim debut novel made Kaori Ekuni a literary star, and it’s clear why it’s been translated into English. Twinkle twinkle should shine brighter than it does. ![]() TWINKLE TWINKLE by Kaori Ekuni, translated by Emi Shimokawa (Vertical Inc.), 171 pages, $29.95 cloth. KAORI EKUNI reading with Tama Janowitz and Virginie Despentes at the Brigantine Room, tonight (Thursday, October 23), 8 pm. ![]() KAORI EKUNI interviewed by RUI UMEZAWA at the Studio Theatre, tonight (Thursday, October 23), 7 pm. ![]()
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