About the Book: Archipelago of the Sun
In this concluding volume, intrepid Hiruko and her band of friends embark on a
sea voyage in search of Hirukos lost island homeland-the Land of Sushi. The boat
carrying the companions strikes east from Copenhagen across the Baltic Sea, but
as it docks in coastal ports along the route, an array of mysterious characters
boards the vessel.
Deeply inventive, poignant and sublime, Archipelago of the Sun is yet another
masterful novel by the grande dame of Japanese literature.
About the Author: Yoko Tawada, Margaret Mitsutani
Yoko Tawada was born in Tokyo in 1960, moved to Hamburg