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Stand-In Companion
Paperback
Series: Red Circle Minis, Book 1
RomanceScience FictionLiterary Fiction
ISBN13: 9781912864003
Publisher: Archie Comic Pubn
Published: Nov 23 2018
Pages: 58
Weight: 0.12
Height: 0.14 Width: 4.25 Depth: 7.00
Language: English
Stand-In Companion, by the award-winning Japanese author Kazufumi Shiraishi, explores the struggle to find love, companionship and meaning in life. In any society, relationship dynamics are complex. And as Hayato, a Japanese industrial designer will discover in this clever and absorbing tale, this is even the case in a future world enriched by technology, AI and androids.
A love story with a twist, Stand-In Companion is a touching and powerful exploration of infertility and relationships. Hayato and his wife, Yutori, face deeply human challenges in a world where science has solved almost every problem.
A clever, absorbing and profoundly modern tale from one of Japan's best and most insightful storytellers.
Red Circle Minis: Original, Short and Compelling Reads
Stand-In Companion is part of Red Circle Minis, a series of short captivating books by Japan's finest contemporary writers that brings the narratives and voices of Japan together as never before. Each book is a first edition written specifically for the series and is being published in English first.
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