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“In spare, succinct prose, Matsuie masterfully reveals sharp observations about community, trust, and the longing for deep understanding.” —Booklist
“A quiet romance, with questions of land sovereignty, belonging, and the battle between people and nature rippling underneath.” —Kirkus Reviews
Praise for The Summer House:
“Locked in this story of quiet observations and fleeting romances is a tale of creation, destruction, and grandeur.” —Electric Literature, Best Novels of the Year
“The Summer House may be a debut novel, but it’s as substantial as the best works of Haruki Murakami and Yoko Ogawa…in a lean, propulsive English rendered by translator Margaret Mitsutani…Through his quiet, pensive, and clear prose, Matsuie elevates this story to an elegant structure founded on the nature of architecture, the architecture of nature, and affections both platonic and romantic…stunning.” —Asymptote Journal