Nipponia Nippon (novel)
Cover of the 2004 Japanese edition | |
| Author | Kazushige Abe |
|---|---|
| Original title | ニッポニアニッポン |
| Translator | Kerim Yasar |
| Language | Japanese |
| Publisher | Shinchosha, Pushkin Press |
Publication date | 2001 |
| Publication place | Japan |
Published in English | 2023 |
| Pages | 160 (English ed.) |
| ISBN | 9781782278535 |
| OCLC | 1354648170 |
Nipponia Nippon (ニッポニアニッポン, 2001) is a novel by Japanese writer Kazushige Abe, originally published in the June 2001 issue of Shincho, before appearing in book form the same year in an edition by Shinchosha. The work was nominated for the Akutagawa Prize in 2001, and for the Mishima Yukio Prize the following year.
The title refers to the Japanese crested ibis, an endangered bird native to regions of East Asia. It was translated into English by Kerim Yasar for Pushkin Press in 2023.