![]() ![]() This collection of short stories was originally released in Japan as Keiyaku: Suzuki Izumi SF Zenshuu ( Covenant: The Complete Science Fiction of Suzuki Izumi) and you have to wonder whether with the cover art and re-titling to Terminal Boredom used in this English release, there was a desire to play down the science fiction aspect in favour of a more general 'quirkiness' that would fit into the broader English language market for what Japanese fiction represents right now. ![]() Both a countercultural icon and genuinely pioneering figure in Japanese literature, she would initially find fame as a model and actress before securing her reputation as a writer. Suzuki Izumi, born in 1949 and taking her own life in 1986 at the age of thirty-six, seems in many ways the very definition of a cult figure. Translated by Polly Barton, Sam Bett, David Boyd, Daniel Joseph, Aiko Masubuchi, and Helen O’Horan ![]()
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