"Shito Nippon" (Dead City Japan) By Akira Ishiguro Winner of the Mephisto Prize and the Miyazawa Kenji Prize Encouragement Award. Kodansha Bunko In the year 20XX, for the first time in recorded history, but a phenomenon that has occurred repeatedly since the Earth's formation, a "cataclysmic eruption" strikes Japan. Will Japan become a city of death? This double-award-winning work thrilled and captivated even volcanologists. Stored on a bookshelf after reading. Overall clean, but the obi (paper band) has a tear and wrinkles from being caught when put away. The book itself is clean, but please check the images and understand that this is a used book before purchasing. #AkiraIshiguro #Akira_Ishiguro #BunkoBook (Pocket-sized paperback) #JapanSinks #NationalDisasterNovel