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Under the Eye of the Big Bird: A Novel

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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: #674,675 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #105 in Science Fiction Short Stories #310 in Dystopian Fiction (Books) #4,334 in Science Fiction Crime & Mystery


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    • 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
    • Haunting
Format: Hardcover
Kawakami is one of Japan's well known contemporary novelists and he has used this book to create a haunting picture of a dystopian world long after the last humans have expired. Throughout the world are "mothers" who care for generated child until age 5. Their stories and the stories of the generated children make this a novel that you will never forget. Kawakami's prose is precise, yet warm and inviting. The world he imagines is easy to picture and perhaps that's why this is a book all should read! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2024 by Dinanand
    • Patience pays off
Format: Paperback
A quiet subtle work about the parts of our humanity that endure and those that don't. It's not a book for someone who needs to "get it" from page one. It's for someone who's willing to put in a little bit of work.
Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2025 by ErcCan
    • Couldn't finish
Format: Hardcover
On the day I'm writing this, there are 11 reviews ranging from 3 to 5 stars, but only one review with text. I'm wondering if the other 10 are also at a loss as to how to describe this book and whether to recommend it. I couldn't finish it. In researching her other books, I found that I already have People From My Neighborhood, but see that I never started reading it. I'll give that a try. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2024 by bookjunkie

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