''The Woman In The Purple Skirt' review: A quirky tale of obsession from metropolitan Japan


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'The Woman In The Purple Skirt' by Natsuko Imamura won the Akutagawa Prize in 2019, the year it was published. Photo: Handout

The Woman in the Purple Skirt is being watched.

She is being watched by the Woman in the Yellow Cardigan, the eccentric narrator of Natsuko Imamura’s novel, who has wanted to be friends with her for a long time.

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A timely read

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