Dunderhead

DUNDERHEAD is the English-language debut of Tomoko Yoshida, age 92: three clinically precise stores of scarcity, pride and resentment rooted in the afterlife of empire.

Beneath the starkness of her world, there is a deep empathy for the "dunderheads" who carry it. 

Published with the support of the Japan House London Trust.

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Author: Yomoko Yoshida
Translator: Adam Dutherland
Editors: Sebastian Clark / Luca Mantero
Series: isolarii 17
Publisher: isolarii
Page Count: 314pp
Size: 2.75 x 4.25
Notes: paperback, dust jacket (may vary)
In-Shop Arrival: June 2026