Nagasaki

In a house on a suburban street in Nagasaki, meteorologist Shimura Kobo lives quietly on his own. Or so he believes.Food begins to go missing. Perturbed by this threat to his orderly life, Shimura sets up a webcam to monitor his home.But though eager to identify his intruder, is Shimura really prepared for what the camera will reveal?Based on real-life events, this prize-winning novel is a moving tale of alienation in the modern world.



Éric Faye is a journalist who was born in Limoges. He is the prize-winning author of over twenty books of fiction, essays and travel writing, including The Ghost of Frédéric Chopin and Nagasaki, published by Pushkin Press. His fiction he has been awarded the Deux-Magots Prize and the Grand Prix du roman from the Académie Française.