Tomihiko Morimi was born and raised in Nara Prefecture, Japan. His first novel Taiyo no to (Tower of the Sun), which he wrote while studying at Kyoto University, won the 15th Japan Fantasy Novel Award. In 2006, he received the Yamamoto Shugoro Prize for the novel The Night is Short, Walk on Girl, and in 2010, Penguin Highway was awarded the Japan SF Grand Prize. Several of his works have been adapted into critically acclaimed anime series and films. He still lives and works in Nara.
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In the boiling heat of summer, a broken remote control for an air conditioner threatens life as we know it in this reality-bending, time-slipping sequel to The Tatami Galaxy. During a scorching August in Kyoto, our protagonist and his worst friend... SEE MORE