Someone to Watch Over You by Kimura, Kumi

Someone to Watch Over You

An unsettling, poignant debut novella about unusual connections fostered by the covid pandemic, perfect for fans of...
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Author: Kumi Kimura
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Someone to Watch Over You by Kimura, Kumi

Someone to Watch Over You

$26.14

Someone to Watch Over You

$26.14
Author: Kumi Kimura
Format: Paperback
Language: English
An unsettling, poignant debut novella about unusual connections fostered by the covid pandemic, perfect for fans of sharp literary fiction that reflects and confronts our world

It's early 2020, and with the world in chaos as covid spreads, two lonely people, both seeking to break with their pasts, meet and start sharing a home.

One is a former security guard who was captured on video knocking down a protester who died soon afterward; the other, a former teacher accused of driving a student to suicide.

In an oppressive atmosphere of tension and fear, the pair avoid direct contact and communicate through notes and their shared presences, close yet distant. Their odd connection, with neither affection nor trust, brings them a kind of privacy and safety they both need - but at what cost? The book's creeping tension draws out an unforgettable story of disconnection and disruptive change.

Author: Kumi Kimura
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Published: 06/03/2025
Pages: 144
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781805330059


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 04/25/2025 pg. 1

About the Author
Kumi Kimura is a Japanese writer. She won the Literary World Newcomer Award for her debut novel, and has subsequently been shortlisted twice for the Akutagawa Prize and won the Bunkamura Deux Magots Literary Prize. Someone to Watch Over You is her first work to be translated into English.

Yuki Tejima is a writer and translator from Los Angeles who is currently based in Tokyo. She grew up reading books in English and Japanese, and writes about them and the wonderful Japanese bookstores she encounters at @booknerdtokyo.

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