
"I want to welcome you into my world of fiction with "Chandelier", a story about a woman who spends all her time in a department store. Not working there. Just being there. It's a story that looks at how we live and die, how the past can shift with our memories, and how it can infiltrate the present in unexpected ways. It brings me such joy to celebrate the important work of independent bookstores and share "Chandelier" with you." - Mieko Kawakami
Author

Mieko Kawakami (川上未映子, born in August 29, 1976) is a Japanese singer and writer from Osaka. She was awarded the 138th Akutagawa Prize for promising new writers of serious fiction (2007) for her novel Chichi to Ran (乳と卵) (Breasts and Eggs). Kawakami has released three albums and three singles as a singer.