“The Hollow Fish at 9 PM,” a Collection of 24 Short Stories by Nagi Shimeno of the Long-Selling “Kissa Dodo” Series (Over 250,000 Copies Sold), Released by Tokuma Shoten!

Tokuma Shoten Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Kami-Osaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and President: Hideyuki Komiya) will release Nagi Shimeno's “The Hollow Fish at 9 PM” (https://www.tokuma.jp/book/b675312.html) on Wednesday, April 1st.

“The Hollow Fish at 9 PM” (by Nagi Shimeno)

Over 250,000 copies sold!

Presented by Nagi Shimeno of the long-selling “Kissa Dodo” series,

24 short stories about “time” where tranquility envelops the heart.

Content Introduction

“A delivery for you.”

Opening a box simply labeled “Morning”──?

〈Morning〉

Is the destination of the train I boarded a starry night sky?

Or──.

──6 AM “First Train”

〈Noon〉

Crape myrtles in full bloom.

How did they appear in my mother's eyes?

──12 PM “Noon Crape Myrtle”

〈Night〉

Tonight, too, she makes it snow in this town.

To survive tomorrow.

──11 PM “Snowy Town”

〈Late Night〉

──Hey, wake up.

What poked my cheek?

──5 AM “Park Pigeon”

Author's Comment

I wrote 24 short-short stories about “time.”

The fresh morning just after waking, the midday sun high in the sky, the evening after work and the night relaxing at home, and the late night falling into deep sleep.

Deep within your heart, too, there must be a mysterious “time” waiting.

On a sleepless night, gently open it and enjoy one story.

Author Profile

Nagi Shimeno

Born in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture in 1968. She was a finalist for the “1st Delicious Literature Award” in 2018 and debuted in 2019 with “A Quick Meal Before the Last Train: Yakuin Fumizuki's Crescent Moon Recipes.” Her other works include the “Kissa Dodo” series, starting with “Tonight, Too, in the Kissa Dodo Kitchen,” as well as “The Hole Where the Hibernation Tribe Lives,” “The Museum of Monologues,” and more.

Bibliographic Information

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