Milena Michiko Flašar

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• Oben Erde, unten Himmel

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  Österreichischer Buchpreis 2023 · Shortlist

  Oben Erde, unten Himmel

  AITitle translated by AI:“Earth Above, Sky Below”

  Milena Michiko Flašar · 43 when first published

  Novel · 304 pages · Family

  AIAI-generated summary:Suzu, a young woman in Tokyo who describes herself as single with hamster, takes a job with a cleaning crew that specialises in kodokushi: people who die alone and lie undiscovered in their flats.

• Herr Katō spielt Familie

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  Österreichischer Buchpreis 2018 · Shortlist

  Mr Kato Plays Family

  Herr Katō spielt Familie

  Milena Michiko Flašar · 38 when first published

  Novel · 208 pages · Family

  AIAI-generated summary:Recently retired, Mr Katō drifts away from his wife and children in Japan. Then he starts working for an agency that hires him out as a stand-in for absent relatives.