May You Have Delicious Meals by Junko Takase - ISBN: 9781804947357
Paperback
Modern life’s pressures, delicious food’s promise, and workplace absurdities entwine.

May You Have Delicious Meals

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  • Paperback

    144 pages

  • Release Date

    26 May 2026

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Summary

For readers of Butter and Convenience Store Woman, comes Junko Takase’s Akutagawa Prize-winning novel about the pressures of modern life, and the pleasure of eating well.

WINNER OF THE AKUTAGAWA PRIZE

“So bracing, so strange and humane … I loved it.” — Sharlene Teo, author of Pond

“Funny … All the people in this novel are alive.” — Hiromi Kawakami, author of Strange Weather in Tokyo

“Witty and sharp … I devoured it.” — Natali…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781804947357
ISBN-10:1804947350
Author:Junko Takase, Morgan Giles
Publisher:Cornerstone
Imprint:Penguin
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:144
Release Date:26 May 2026
Weight:112g
Dimensions:198mm x 128mm x 11mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

So bracing, so strange and humane … I loved it. – Sharlene Teo, author of PONTI
Ashikawa and Nitani stole my heart … funny … All the people in this novel are alive. And because they are, they contradict themselves, they waver, they have odd moments and moments when they’re really together. Though they are fictional creations, the author has little hold over them, and there are times when I think they do things the author never imagined – Hiromi Kawakami, author of STRANGE WEATHER IN TOKYO
A witty and sharp exploration of office culture through food. Takase perfectly captures the unsaid dynamics with nuance and honesty. I devoured it. – Natalie Sue, bestselling author of I HOPE THIS FINDS YOU WELL
This witty novel captures the absurdities of modern office life * The Bookseller *

About The Author

Junko Takase

Junko Takase is the critically acclaimed author of six novels. Her debut novel Things With The Shape of a Dog won the Subaru Literature Prize and Taking a Breath in Standing Water was nominated for The Akutagawa Prize. Her latest novel May You Have Delicious Meals won that prize and sold over 180,000 copies. She lives in Japan.

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