{"product_id":"the-dilemmas-of-working-women-stories-fumio-yamamoto-paperback","title":"The Dilemmas of Working Women: Stories -- Fumio Yamamoto, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Now offered in translation for the first time, this collection featuring women navigating societal expectations (and their small rebellions) is a classic.\" -- \u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA spiky, edgy collection of five sly yet sensitive stories spotlighting clear-eyed and \"difficult\" women who are navigating their identities as workers and women in contemporary Japan--a feminist, anti-capitalist modern classic published outside Asia and in English for the first time.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Dilemmas of Working Women\u003c\/em\u003e is Fumio Yamamoto's darkly witty look at modern Japanese women who are ambivalent about their lives and jobs. In \"Naked,\" a woman who's simultaneously lost her business and her husband finds that it is surprisingly comfortable to stay at home sewing stuffed animals, even if it makes her a \"loser\" in the eyes of society. In \"Planarian,\" a young woman recovering from breast cancer tells her friends and boyfriend that she would prefer to be the titular worm to organically regenerate her body. Each of these spiky women--as well as the three other protagonists in this groundbreaking work--chafes against social expectations that equate work with worth and demand women squeeze into the confining and sometimes dehumanizing role of employee in a world built by and for men.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in Japan in 2000, \u003cem\u003eThe Dilemmas of Working Women\u003c\/em\u003e struck a nerve with Japanese readers and became a bestselling literary sensation, selling nearly half a million copies and winning the prestigious Naoki Prize in Literature. A quarter of a century later, this brilliant modern classic--available for the first time outside Asia and in English--remains deliciously funny and astonishingly relevant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTranslated from the Japanese by Brian Bergstrom\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fumio Yamamoto\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Harpervia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\/11\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\" H x 5.31\" L x 0.65\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780063423619\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flowerburst","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67542979739952,"sku":"9780063423619","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2712\/8368\/files\/9780063423619.jpg?v=1786994803","url":"https:\/\/flowerburst.co\/products\/the-dilemmas-of-working-women-stories-fumio-yamamoto-paperback","provider":"Flowerburst","version":"1.0","type":"link"}