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When 34-year-old Ms Shibata gets a new job in Tokyo to escape sexual harassment at her old one, she finds that, as the only woman at her new workplace—a company that manufactures cardboard tubes—she is expected to do all the menial tasks. One day, she announces that she can't clear away her colleagues' dirty cups—because she's pregnant and the smell nauseates her. The only thing is...Ms Shibata is not pregnant.

Rika Horiuchi’s new part-time job is to converse with a statue of the Venus de Milo – in Latin – every Monday, when the museum is closed. Initially reluctant, Rika starts to enjoy her strange new job: she and Venus talk about everything. They fall in love, and (with the help of a statue of Artemis’ hunting dog) eventually break free. This fresh and original novel from the author of Diary of a Void confirms Emi Yagi as one of the most exciting Japanese writers published in English today.

Frau Shibata ist vierunddreißig und arbeitet als Angestellte in einer Firma in Tokyo, in der Männer das Sagen haben. Ständig wird sie herumgeschubst, schlecht behandelt und soll Kaffee kochen. Doch dann hat sie eine geniale Idee: Sie behauptet, schwanger zu sein – und plötzlich wird sie rücksichtsvoll behandelt. Doch wie weit lässt sich dieses Spiel treiben? Frau Shibata geht aufs Ganze, stopft sich die Kleidung aus und 'erlebt' die gesamte Schwangerschaft. Bis schließlich unausweichlich der Moment der Wahrheit naht – und die sieht anders aus, als gedacht.

Se c'è una cosa che Shibata non sopporta è dover servire il caffè, pulire e riordinare. Nessuna di queste cose fa parte delle sue mansioni, ma Shibata è l'unica donna in un ufficio popolato da uomini. Così una mattina, davanti all'ennesima richiesta del suo capo di raccogliere le tazze sporche dalla sala riunioni, annuncia che non può, perché l'odore del caffè le dà fastidio. È incinta, o almeno questo racconta ai suoi colleghi.