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    Monkey Man
    Monkey Man
    Monkey Man
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    Monkey Man

    By Takuji Ichikawa

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    A world on the brink of disaster, where children with new attitudes are awakening with strange new abilities - but can they change the course of history in time to save the human race?

    Yuri, a 17-year-old girl, is starting in a new high school where she hopes to re-commence a normal student life. But when she witnesses a

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRed Circle
    Release dateSep 22, 2021
    ISBN9781912864133
    Monkey Man
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    Takuji Ichikawa

    Takuji Ichikawa is an author who ignores traditional boundaries and is impossible to pigeonhole. One whose positive and fantastical narratives touch the soul through storytelling that not only 'transforms and heals', but also sells in the millions. After initially publishing stories online, his second novel 'Ima Ai ni Yukimasu' (Be With You) became a blockbuster, selling more than a million copies in Japan, putting Ichikawa on the Japanese literary map. The publication of 'Be With You' also sparked the imagination of others, leading to the creation of a Japanese film, several international remakes, a television drama and a manga. Ichikawa's works, which often depict love and loss, continue to resonate and be adapted for film. And Ichikawa, who has been diagnosed as having Asperger's Syndrome, continues to consistently demonstrate that literature has and should have no borders, and that being different is all about being special - something that should be celebrated.

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      Monkey Man - Takuji Ichikawa

      About the Author and Translators

      Takuji Ichikawa

      An author who ignores traditional boundaries, and is impossible to pigeonhole. One whose positive and fantastical narratives touch the soul through storytelling that not only ‘transforms and heals’, but also sells in the millions.

      Ichikawa, one of Japan’s most creative authors with a completely unique perspective – even by Japanese standards – dreamt of becoming an author at primary school. He firmly believes in the transformative power of imagination; that dreams can come true, and that we can change the world we live in for the better.

      After initially publishing stories on the Internet, his second novel Be With You became a blockbuster, selling more than a million copies in Japan, putting Ichikawa on the Japanese literary map.

      The publication of Be With You, in fact, triggered its very own cycle of creativity by sparking the imagination of others, leading to the creation of a film and multiple international remakes, a television drama and a manga.

      Ichikawa’s works, which often depict love and loss, continue to resonate and be adapted for film both in Japan and further afield, and he continues to consistently demonstrate that literature should have no borders.

      ‘The power of his storytelling is due to the candour of the feelings expressed. As if, confusing reality, somewhat magically, is what makes literature compelling giving it the power to delight and please.’

      Le Monde

      ‘Monkey Man offers us a glimmer of hope in a very dark, dystopian world.’

      Alex Pearl author of Sleeping with the Blackbirds and

      The Chair Man

      ‘It’s a short, engaging sci-fi tale with a pointed message: the world’s refugees are not a threat, a danger, or anything to fear – they are the hope for our collective future…Ichikawa’s work is a masterful allegory that reminds us refugees are not our enemy; they are the future. They represent our best hope.’

      PopMatters, commenting on The Refugees’ Daughter

      ‘I felt it in my heart, and it shook my soul.’

      Kiyoshi Kodama, actor and former presenter of a popular Japanese television book review programme, commenting on Be With You

      ‘In Takuji Ichikawa’s high-concept The Refugees’ Daughter (translated by Emily Balistrieri) a sixteen-year-old-girl and her family are trying to find an ominous gate to reach safety on the other side of a post-apocalyptic world.’

      TLS, commenting on The Refugees’ Daughter

      ‘Reading this sent me into a trance. I discovered what love really is from this book.’

      Ryoko Hirosue, Japanese actress best known outside Japan for her roles in Departures and Wasabi, commenting on Love’s Photographs

      Also by Takuji Ichikawa in English translation

      Be With You
      The Refugees’ Daughter

      A full publication list of all of Ichikawa’s work is available from www.redcircleauthors.com

      Translators: Lisa Lilley and Daniel Lilley

      Lisa and Daniel Lilley met in Kyoto when they were studying Japanese language and literature. The impressive resilience they witnessed during the events of the Tohoku Earthquake inspired them to return to Japan after they completed their studies. They have now lived and worked together in Japan for nearly a decade, initially in Awaji and subsequently in Tokyo where they are now based.

      Monkey Man

      Takuji Ichikawa

      Translated from the Japanese by

      Lisa and Daniel Lilley

      Published by Red Circle Authors Limited

      First edition 2021

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      Red Circle Authors Limited

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      London E1 6RA

      Copyright © Red Circle Authors Limited 2021

      English translation copyright © Red Circle Authors Limited 2021

      Provisional Japanese title: モンキーマン

      Takuji Ichikawa has asserted his right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 to be identified as the author of this work.

      This book is a work of fiction. The literary perceptions and insights are based on experience, names, characters and places; and incidents are either a product of the author’s imagination or are used fictionally. No responsibility for loss caused to any individual or organisation acting on or refraining from action as a result of the material in this publication can be accepted by Red Circle Authors or the author.

      Design by Aiko Ishida, typesetting by Danny Lyle

      Set in Adobe Caslon Pro

      ISBN: 978-1-912864-12-6

      A catalogue record of this book is available from the British Library.

      All rights reserved. Red Circle Authors Limited is the first publisher of this work. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher.

      This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, resold, hired out, or otherwise circulated without the publisher’s prior consent in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition including this condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser.

      To my father, who was always tolerant,
      and treated everyone with magnanimity

      From the moment I first saw him I couldn’t tear my eyes away. I couldn’t get him out of my head. ‘Why, though?’ I wondered. But I had no idea what the reason was. It wasn’t that I liked him (at least I thought so, in the beginning). He just interested me.

      He certainly was strange. Both his appearance and behaviour were so completely different from anyone else. That strangeness was what I first assumed might be the reason he had caught my attention. Those two traits alone – his looks and the way he moved – had a profound impact.

      We met on the first morning after my transfer to my new high school. I was nearly

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