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Emily Itami grew up in Tokyo and returned there to live when her children were young.
She now lives in London. She has been published widely as a freelance journalist and travel writer.
Genres: General Fiction, Literary Fiction
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Emily Itami recommends
My Other Heart (2025)
Emma Nanami Strenner
"I am bereft to have finished it! From the suburbs of Philadelphia to the streets of Saigon, I was completely immersed in the lives of these very special characters. I loved it."
No Small Thing (2024)
Orlaine McDonald
"No Small Thing is sensuous and layered, wrapping me up so completely that closing the book felt like waking up. There is a terrible, compelling urgency throughout the narrative and I finished the book feeling at one devastated and hopeful."
You Can't Stay Here Forever (2023)
Katherine Lin
"I was totally drawn in from the first page of You Can't Stay Here Forever. All the contradictions of Ellie's situation as the American child of East Asian immigrants are explored with empathy and nuance, and the book's brilliantly observed, horribly recognizable moments are handled with the lightest of touches."
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