Hunchback

<b>LONGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 2025</b><br> <br> 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...<br> <br> 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, <i>Hunchback</i> is an extraordinary, thrilling glimpse into the desire and darkness of a woman placed at humanity's edge.<br> <br> <b>'Uproariously funny, unflinching, and merciless'</b> Mariana Enriquez, author of <i>The Dangers of Smoking in Bed</i><br> <br> <b>'Filled with unforgettable insight' Sayaka Murata, author of <i>Convenience Store Woman</i></b>