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Do you know Rie Qudan, author of SCHOOLGIRL? 📕

Do you know Rie Qudan, author of SCHOOLGIRL? 📕

Born in Saitama Prefecture, Japan in 1990, @qudanrie’s work explores the blurry lines between reality and fantasy, humanity and technology. She received the Bungakukai New Writer’s Award for her debut novella Bad Music in 2021, and the Geijutsusensho New Writer’s Award for her second novella Schoolgirl in 2023. She won the Akutagawa Prize for her novel Tokyo Sympathy Tower last year.

Both Bad Music and Schoolgirl are collected in SCHOOLGIRL, out now from Gazebo Books! 🎶🏫♦️

Photography: Bungeishunju Ltd

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Out now: Gazebo’s third book of the year, SCHOOL

Out now: Gazebo’s third book of the year, SCHOOLGIRL, two novellas in one volume by Japan’s break-out literary star Rie Qudan (@qudanrie) 🎉

In ‘Schoolgirl’, a wealthy housewife, dogged by ennui, struggles to connect with her teenage daughter, who turns to YouTube to vent her frustration with the climate crisis and muse about her day-to-day life in Tōkyō. Through the fog of generational tension and unresolved ethics, mother and daughter find a shared connection in Osamu Dazai’s 1939 novella Schoolgirl.

In ‘Bad Music’, a music teacher named Sonata, the daughter of a famous composer, is at a crossroads. Through correspondence with her roommate Sae, a painter, she discovers art’s capacity to exceed the boundaries of acceptable behaviour — or perhaps, to stay within them. As she plots something perverse enough to risk her job, Sonata considers how truth is lost — or found — through performance.

Darkly funny and stunningly mysterious, these stories pinpoint the effects of technology, conflicting desires, and the shifts and rifts in relationships. Rie Qudan, winner of one of Japan’s most prestigious literary awards, the Akutagawa Prize, explores the affectation and compromise required of us all, providing a disquieting view of the many faces of modern life.

⇢ Translated from the Japanese by Haydn Trowell

Get your copy from good bookstores or at the link in bio 🔗

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From DREAMING OUT LOUD, an unforgettable reckoning

From DREAMING OUT LOUD, an unforgettable reckoning with the world around us and the possibilities of literature. Order your copy via the link in our bio today 💭

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Do you know Lydie Salvayre, author of DREAMING OUT

Do you know Lydie Salvayre, author of DREAMING OUT LOUD? 📓

Born in Autainville, France in 1946, Salvayre has written several award-winning or distinguished books, including The Declaration (1990) and The Company of Ghosts (1997). Her novel Don’t Cry received France’s highest literary honour, the Goncourt Prize, in 2014. Salvayre’s books have been translated into over 20 languages. She is also a psychiatrist.

Photography: Franck Prat

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Gazebo’s second book — and translation — of

Gazebo’s second book — and translation — of the year, DREAMING OUT LOUD by Lydie Salvayre, is out now! ⚔️✨

Miguel de Cervantes’ 17th-century masterpiece Don Quixote remains a pillar of world literature, often celebrated as the greatest novel ever written. In the inimitable DREAMING OUT LOUD, award-winning writer Lydie Salvayre pens a series of letters to Cervantes — both satirical and sincere — interrogating his intentions and reflecting on our modern world.

Using the enduring figure of Don Quixote as a lens, Salvayre explores how we can resist forces that threaten our humanity. By bridging art and life, the absurd and the profound, she reveals what is truly timeless and inevitable.

Written with wit, passion, and the energy of a devoted reader, DREAMING OUT LOUD captures the indomitable human spirit.

⇢ Translated from the French by Alison L. Strayer

Order your copy at our website 🤺🖋️⭐️

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Catherine Rey will appear at Sydney Writers’ Fes

Catherine Rey will appear at Sydney Writers’ Festival’s Live & Local, on the livestreamed panel ‘Love, Life, and Death’, next week. Don’t miss Rey discussing her latest, critically acclaimed book LISETTE and life’s biggest questions with Brooke Boland. 🗣️🎙️

When: Saturday 24 May, 5.30PM
Where: The Music Lounge (Crown St & Kembla St, Wollongong, NSW 2500)
Book tickets: merrigong.com.au/shows/sydney-writers-festival-live-and-local-2025

We hope to see you there! 📚

#CatherineRey #Lisette #SydneyWritersFestival #Live&Local #AuthorEvent #GazeboBooks #Gazebo #Nonfiction #Memoir #Biography #ContemporaryLiterature

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