Successful entrepreneur A.A. Abrams is pursuing the enigmatic writer Tomoyuki Tomoyuki, who appears to have the ability to write expertly in the language of any place they go. Abrams sinks endless resources into finding the writer, but Tomoyuki Tomoyuki always manages to stay one step ahead, taking off moments before being pinned down.But how does the elusive author move from one place to the next, from one language to the next? Ingenious and dazzling, Harlequin Butterfly unfurls one puzzle after another, taking us on a mind-bending journey into the imagination.
About the author
DAVID BOYD has translated stories by Toh En Joe, Genichiro Takahashi and Hiroko Oyamada, among others. He holds a Master’s degree from the University of Tokyo and is currently a Ph D candidate at Princeton University. He livesin Los Angeles, California.