Me / by Tomoyuki Hoshino ; afterword by Kenzaburō Ōe ; translated by Charles De Wolf.

Author
Hoshino, Tomoyuki, 1965- [Browse]
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Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • Brooklyn, New York : Akashic Books, 2017.
  • ©2017
Description
239 pages ; 21 cm

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    A young Tokyoite named Hitoshi Nagano who, on a whim, takes home a cell phone belonging to Daiki Hiyama who accidentally put it on Hitoshi's tray at McDonald's. Hitoshi uses the phone to call Daiki's mother, pretending he is Daiki, and convinces her to wire him 900,000 yen. Three days later, Hitoshi returns home from work to discover Daiki's mother in his apartment, and she seems to truly believe Hitoshi is her son. Even more bizarre, Hitoshi discovers his own parents now treat him as a stranger; they, too, have a "me" living with them as Hitoshi. At a loss for what else to do, Hitoshi begins living as Daiki, and no one seems to bat an eye. Provided by publisher.
    Notes
    "Originally published in Japanese in 2010 by Shinchosha"--Title page verso.
    Language note
    Translated from the Japanese.
    ISBN
    • 9781617754487 ((paperback))
    • 161775448X ((paperback))
    LCCN
    2016953892
    OCLC
    959036913
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