The Pine Islands: Marion Poschmann - Hardcover

Miraculous ... Poschmann has all the air of uncovered greatness (John Self Guardian 2019-03-23)

A remarkably tender exploration of modern life ... Poschmann reveals the still beauty to be found in life beneath a mask of black humour. (Mia Colleran Irish Times 2019-03-13)

A blackly funny novel, in which the rhythms of modern life slowly give way to the restorative poetry of the natural world. (Claire Allfree Daily Mail 2019-04-19)

If you've ever wondered how a writer of imagination and wit might blend Murakami-style mysticism with black-humoured realism, this diverting novel will tell you everything you need to know. (Big Issue)

A funny, strange and sad read ... Marion Poschmann's writing - translated into English by Jen Calleja - is deliciously vivid ... this is a refreshing book for the curious reader (Herald)

Really fascinating ... on the face of it a simple story with a sort of surreality to it, a playfulness as well ... interesting, left-field ... we absolutely loved it ... a comic confrontation with mortality (Bettany Hughes, chair of the 2019 Man Booker International Prize judges)

Absurdly delightful (Straits Times)

A masterpiece (Die Zeit)

Clever, poetic, funny (Tagesspiegel)

A dazzling little novel (Süddeutsche Zeitung)

Shortlisted for The Man Booker International Prize 2019 - a charming, playful, profound tale of lost souls in search of transformation in modern Japan