HUNCHBACK WER. ANGIELSKA

lt:bgt:LONGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 2025lt:/bgt: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 proposalWritten by the first disabled author to win Japans most prestigious literary award and acclaimed instantly as one of the most important Japanese novels of the twenty-first century, lt:igt:Hunchbacklt:/igt: is an extraordinary, thrilling glimpse into the desire and darkness of a woman placed at humanitys edge.lt:bgt:śUproariously funny, unflinching, and merciless lt:/bgt:Mariana Enriquez, author of lt:igt:The Dangers of Smoking in Bedlt:/igt:lt:bgt:śFilled with unforgettable insight Sayaka Murata, author of lt:igt:Convenience Store Womanlt:/igt:lt:/bgt: