
May You Have Delicious Meals
$21.24
- Paperback
144 pages
- Release Date
26 May 2026
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 |
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| 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 |
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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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