Search  for anything...
NA

Under the Eye of the Big Bird: A Novel

  • Based on 536 reviews
Condition: New
Checking for the best price...
$17.37 Why this price?
New Year Deal · 46% off was $31.99

Buy Now, Pay Later

As low as $4 / mo
  • – 4-month term
  • – No impact on credit
  • – Instant approval decision
  • – Secure and straightforward checkout

Ready to go? Add this product to your cart and select a plan during checkout.

Payment plans are offered through our trusted finance partners Klarna, Affirm, Afterpay, Apple Pay, and PayTomorrow. No-credit-needed leasing options through Acima may also be available at checkout.

Learn more about financing & leasing here.

Free shipping on this product

FREE 30-day refund/replacement

To qualify for a full refund, items must be returned in their original, unused condition. If an item is returned in a used, damaged, or materially different state, you may be granted a partial refund.

To initiate a return, please visit our Returns Center.

View our full returns policy here.

Availability: In Stock.
Fulfilled by Amazon
Arrives Sunday, Feb 1
Order within 20 hours and 24 minutes
Available payment plans shown during checkout
Protection Plan Protect Your Purchase
Checking for protection plans...

Recently Viewed

Description

SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE From one of Japan's most brilliant and sensitive contemporary novelists, this speculative fiction masterpiece envisions an Earth where humans are nearing extinction, and rewrites our understanding of reproduction, ecology, evolution, artificial intelligence, communal life, creation, love, and the future of humanity In the distant future, humans are on the verge of extinction and have settled in small tribes across the planet under the observation and care of "Mothers." Some children are made in factories, from cells of rabbits and dolphins; some live by getting nutrients from water and light, like plants. The survival of the race depends on the interbreeding of these and other alien beings--but it is far from certain that connection, love, reproduction, and evolution will persist among the inhabitants of this faltering new world. Unfolding over fourteen interconnected episodes spanning geological eons, at once technical and pastoral, mournful and utopic, Under the Eye of the Big Bird presents an astonishing vision of the end of our species as we know it. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Soft Skull


Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 3, 2024


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Print length ‏ : ‎ 288 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1593766114


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 15


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.05 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.79 x 0.94 x 8.54 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #351,347 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #121 in Science Fiction Short Stories #483 in Dystopian Fiction (Books) #626 in Science Fiction Crime & Mystery


#121 in Science Fiction Short Stories:


Frequently asked questions

If you place your order now, the estimated arrival date for this product is: Sunday, Feb 1

Yes, absolutely! You may return this product for a full refund within 30 days of receiving it.

To initiate a return, please visit our Returns Center.

View our full returns policy here.

  • Klarna Financing
  • Affirm Pay in 4
  • Affirm Financing
  • Afterpay Financing
  • PayTomorrow Financing
  • Financing through Apple Pay
Leasing options through Acima may also be available during checkout.

Learn more about financing & leasing here.

Similar Products

Top Amazon Reviews

    • Brilliant
Format: Hardcover
Short stories? Actually, a novel: told from the point of view of many different characters, each of whom barely comprehends the glimpses of the strange world they live in. Out of the confusion, eventually the reader makes out the contours of a world. There is no hero or anti-hero, no individual or event is especially important. What is important is: life, and how it evolves and mutates. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2025 by K. Ralske
    • smart and emotional speculative fiction
Format: Kindle
A cleverly constructed novel, emotional and existential speculative fiction! It’s too bad I was confused for most of it though, the repetition of names and building of new worlds in each chapter was a lot. Maybe I’m not a careful reader.
Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2026 by Marika Soltys
    • 2.5 ⭐️ Rounded Up
Format: Paperback
This book attempts to address what happens when AI has all the power and humans are dying out. Although an interesting concept, it was a little dull and not very engaging. The story ends at the beginning and the book provides a collection of interconnected stories that examine human nature, the impact of AI, and the different ways a species can evolve. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2025 by Sam C
    • AI and human extinction.
Format: Kindle
Should have read the ending chapters first so I could connect more with the stories. Is there hope for humans? The author has built stories about human stubbornness, hope dying, a greater Presence, love from a great mother, and the other side of dying. Do I feel hopeless as I finish this? Maybe.
Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2025 by Linda McCauley Brownlee
    • The future is empty
Format: Paperback
Picked up a book on whim. Under the Eye of the Big Bird. By Hiromi Kawakami. It’s like Faulkner writing dystopian futures. Cold and impartial and humans without souls. You read forward to find backward. Things don’t make sense at first and it feels rushed, but they you’re jangled around a bit like bells in a jar. The future here is a quiet hallway lined with lush trees. We are all dying and there isn’t hope. Quite a different turn than other dystopian novels. I feel Emptier after reading it. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2025 by Speculativedryad
    • Wonderfully confusing, depressing, and yet uplifting
Format: Kindle
I will be thinking about this for a long time. Wild and wonderful. Love and hate and despair and hope come together for us.
Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2025 by Amazon Customer
    • So many iterations of humanity
Format: Kindle
This is a contemplative series of linked stories illustrating the innumerable ways in which humankind could exist. Fascinating and beautiful 2025 International Booker long list entry.
Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2025 by Susan Bass
    • better unfinished
Format: Kindle
I thoroughly enjoyed it, until the last two chapters. I would gave preferred if the author left the reader in some confusion about what was going on, rather than spell it all out. Still, I enjoyed most of it, and I’d recommend it for that.
Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2025 by LEA OVERBY

Can't find a product?

Find it on Amazon first, then paste the link below.
Checking for best price...