{"product_id":"may-you-have-delicious-meals-paperback","title":"May You Have Delicious Meals - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJunko Takase\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE AKUTAGAWA PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'So bracing, so strange and humane . . . I loved it.'\u003c\/b\u003e SHARLENE TEO, author of PONTI \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Funny . . . All the people in this novel are alive.' \u003c\/b\u003eHIROMI KAWAKAMI, author of STRANGE WEATHER IN TOKYO \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Witty and sharp . . . I devoured it.' \u003c\/b\u003eNATALIE SUE, bestselling author of I HOPE THIS FINDS YOU WELL \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A slim but impactful novel that will make you laugh and think' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDAZED\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe power dynamics of the office are never more obvious than when it comes to food: mandatory lunches with the boss, the colleague who tries to curry favour with home-baked goods, discovering the discarded remnants of someone else's late-night binge . . .\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn their Saitama office, \u003cb\u003e Ashikawa \u003c\/b\u003eis the kind of woman \u003cb\u003eNitani \u003c\/b\u003eknows he will likely marry: sweet, obliging, and determined to wean him off his addiction to instant noodles. But he finds himself increasingly unable to respect her - or the sugary treats she shares around the workplace, winning their colleagues' affection with baking rather than hard work. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOshio \u003c\/b\u003eis bolder and uninhibited - she is Nitani's drinking buddy. In the oppressive office atmosphere, the pair grows closer, both outsiders struggling with the rigid status quo. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDriven to behave in increasingly absurd ways by the workplace rules that govern their lives, they must navigate the tensions of modern life: between leisure and hard work; indulgence and restraint; the promise of delicious food, and the reality of a lonely pot noodle.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJunko Takase\u003c\/b\u003e is the critically acclaimed author of six novels. Her debut novel \u003ci\u003eThings With The Shape of a Dog \u003c\/i\u003ewon the Subaru Literature Prize and \u003ci\u003eTaking a Breath in Standing Water \u003c\/i\u003ewas nominated for The Akutagawa Prize. Her latest novel \u003ci\u003eMay You Have Delicious Meals \u003c\/i\u003ewon that prize and sold over 180,000 copies. She lives in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 09, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47060146061451,"sku":"9781804947357","price":32.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/ZPJh2u0vSS9781804947357.webp?v=1779583827","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/may-you-have-delicious-meals-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}