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Emily Itami



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: Literary Fiction
 
New and upcoming books
July 2024

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Kakigori Summer
 
Novels
   Fault Lines (2021)
   Kakigori Summer (2024)
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Emily Itami recommends
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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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Wild Fires (2022)
Sophie Jai
"I enjoyed it so much - one of my favourite things in literature is to be transported to a different place, ideally straight into the heart of a family whose history and characters are as alive while I'm reading as my own, and that was the experience that Wild Fires gave me. It reminded me of The God of Small Things, with the same intricate, confounding but completely relatable family relationships, secrets and darkness; I loved the rhythm of the language and the sharpness of the (often unexpectedly funny) observations - a beautiful book."

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