Saou Ichikawa’s curious Hunchback has already been a smash in her native Japan. Ichikawa is disabled and has written a bold, transgressive novel about a woman with a congenital muscle disorder who ...

For the first time, a person with disabilities wins an award in Japan. The author is recognised for her humorous novel, “Hanchibakku” (Hunchback). “I wrote this with the mind that there are not many ...

“Hunchback” by Saou Ichikawa focuses on Shaka, a disabled woman living in a Japanese care home during the COVID-19 pandemic. The novel explores Shaka's internal world, her desires, and her defiance of ...

Ichikawa shines a spotlight on the struggles and strength of people with disabilities in Japanese society. Photo: Instagram/Japanmonogatari When Saou Ichikawa was named the winner of the Akutagawa ...

Viking has acquired two new novels by Saou Ichikawa, author of the International Booker Prize-longlisted novel Hunchback. Ichikawa’s debut novel Hunchback won the 128th Bungakukai Prize for New ...

Disabled people in literature are often portrayed as fearful, to be pitied or desexualised. Disabled people are also often hidden away from public view, something Isawa weaves deftly through the ...

"Hunchback,” an acclaimed Japanese novel that drew attention both for unflinching content and the author's disability, will make its world premiere as a theatrical production at the National Theater ...

If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. Saou Ichikawa’s 'Hunchback' and Hamid Ismailov’s 'We Computers: A Ghazal Novel' are among the recongized works Hogarth;Yale University ...