FEMINIST BOOK LOVER SISTERHOOD : "Hunchback" by Sao Ichikawa

BOOK CLUB IN ENGLISH

Welcome to the Feminist English Book Club where we choose a book (written in English by a woman or a queer person) and then discuss it and share our thoughts once we’re together.

This month we have chosen to read: "Hunchback" by Sao Ichikawa

Here is a pitch of the book :

Born with a congenital muscle disorder, Shaka Isawa has severe spine curvature and uses an electric wheelchair and ventilator. Within the limits of her care home, her life is lived online: she studies, she tweets indignantly, she posts outrageous stories on an erotica website. One day, a new male carer reveals he has read it all - the sex, the provocation, the dirt. Her response ? An indecent proposal...

Written by the first disabled author to win Japan's most prestigious literary award and acclaimed instantly as one of the most important Japanese novels of the twenty-first century, Hunchback is an extraordinary, thrilling glimpse into the desire and darkness of a woman placed at humanity's edge.

This book club is open to women who speak fluent English. There will be 10 of us maximum and given the time of the event, you can bring something to eat if you feel like it.

You can order the book at the bookshop by calling them or sending an email ([email protected] or 04.78.29.01.34, estimated delivery is about 10 days).

Looking forward to it,

Isabelle

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