Lee Langley

The trials of a Tokyo housewife: Mild Vertigo, by Mieko Kanai, reviewed

Life in a comfortable modern flat with her husband and two young sons leaves Natsumi so depressed she thinks she’s losing her mind

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  • Mild Vertigo

    Mieko Kanai, translated by Polly Barton

    Fitzcarraldo Editions, pp. 176, £12

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