Author: yokoogawa

A National Book Award and International Booker Prize finalist hailed as “a masterpiece” (The Guardian): On an island where everyday objects are vanishing, a writer defies the ruthless Memory Police. “Unforgettable” (Chicago Tribune).

When a head injury leaves a brilliant math professor with an 80-minute short-term memory, he forges an unexpected friendship with his young housekeeper and her 10-year-old son. “Gorgeous, cinematic… This novel has all the charm and restraint of any by Ishiguro” (Los Angeles Times).