Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2020, an enthralling Orwellian novel about the terrors of state surveillance from one of Japans greatest writers. Beautiful... Haunting Sunday Times A dreamlike story of dystopia Jia Tolentino Hat, ribbon, bird rose. To the people on the island, a disappeared thing no longer has any meaning. It can be burned in the garden, thrown in the river or handed over to the Memory Police. Soon enough, the island forgets it ever existed. When a young novelist discovers that her editor is in danger of being taken away by the Memory Police, she desperately wants to save him. For some reason, he doesnt forget, and its becoming increasingly difficult for him to hide his memories. Who knows what will vanish next? Finalist for the National Book Award 2019 Longlisted for the Translated Book Award 2020 New York Times 100 Notable Books of the Year This timeless fable of control and loss feels more timely than ever Guardian, Books of the Year Echoes the themes of George Orwells 1984, but it has a voice and power all its own Time A novel that makes us see differently... A masterpiece Madeleine Thien