Mild Vertigo - Mieko Kanai Daniel is allowed to choose

Daniel is allowed to choose one book from the shelves and pulls out 'The Shadow of the Wind' by Julian Carax

and dabbles in sex work - all in pursuit of life in the raw

This edition sets the two sides of Rimbaud side by side with a sparkling translation of his most exhilarating poetry and a generous selection of the letters from the harsh and colourful period of his life as a colonial trader

have democratised the short story

But Señora Bonar

Mild Vertigo - Mieko Kanai Daniel is allowed to chooseHousewife Natsumi leads a small, unremarkable life in a modern Tokyo apartment with her husband and two sons: she does the laundry, goes on trips to the supermarket, visits friends and gossips with neighbours. Tracing her conversations and interactions with her family and friends as they blend seamlessly into her own infernally buzzing internal monologue, Mild Vertigo explores the dizzying reality of being unable to locate oneself in the endless