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# 1970s Japan setting Mountain journey theme Single motherhood focus Woman Running in the Mountains

**Price:** € 52.17
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## Summary

> 🏞️ Embrace the wild freedom of a timeless story that runs deep.

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- **What is this?** Woman Running in the Mountains
- **How much does it cost?** € 52.17 with free shipping
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## Key Features

- • **A Poetic Journey Through 1970s Japan:** Immerse yourself in a vivid cultural and historical backdrop that enriches every page.
- • **A Story of Liberation and Self-Discovery:** Follow Takiko’s courageous path from societal shame to personal freedom.
- • **Raw and Tender Exploration of Motherhood:** Experience the intimate struggles and joys of a young single mother’s first year.
- • **Critically Acclaimed Modern Japanese Classic:** Ranked top 100 in Asian Literature and praised for its emotional depth.
- • **Perfect for Thoughtful Readers Seeking Depth:** A literary gem that sparks reflection on identity, resilience, and belonging.

## Overview

Set in 1970s Japan, Woman Running in the Mountains is a tender novel by NYRB Classics that chronicles a young single mother’s emotional and physical journey toward independence. Celebrated for its poetic prose and cultural insight, it ranks highly in Asian Literature and Women’s Fiction, offering readers a profound exploration of motherhood, shame, and liberation.

## Description

Set in 1970s Japan, this tender and poetic novel about a young, single mother struggling to find her place in the world is an early triumph by a modern Japanese master. Alone at dawn, in the heat of midsummer, a young woman named Takiko Odaka departs on foot for the hospital to give birth to a baby boy. Her pregnancy, the result of a brief affair with a married man, is a source of sorrow and shame to her abusive parents. For Takiko, however, it is a cause for reverie. Her baby, she imagines, will be hers and hers alone, a challenge that she also hopes will free her. Takiko's first year as a mother is filled with the intense bodily pleasures and pains that come from caring for a newborn. At first she seeks refuge in the company of other women--in the hospital, in her son's nursery--but as the baby grows, her life becomes less circumscribed as she explores Tokyo, then ventures beyond the city into the countryside, toward a mountain that captures her imagination and desire for a wilder freedom.

Review: Like new - Perfect condition, like new even though it’s an older book. Thanks.
Review: Ottimo romanzo - Indispensabile per conoscere la letteratura femminile giapponese del Novecento

## Features

- Item Trademark: NYRB CLASSICS
- manufacturer: NYRB Classics
- Item Weight: pounds, pounds, 0.65, 0.65

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #164,333 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #289 in Asian Literature #2,187 in Women's Fiction #6,850 in Contemporary Literature & Fiction |
| Customer Reviews | 4.3 out of 5 stars 36 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Like new
*by W***S on 23 October 2020*

Perfect condition, like new even though it’s an older book. Thanks.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Ottimo romanzo
*by G***A on 9 November 2020*

Indispensabile per conoscere la letteratura femminile giapponese del Novecento

## Frequently Bought Together

- Woman Running in the Mountains
- Territory of Light

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*Last updated: 2026-11-06*