Book Cover Unveiled! Harada Mika's '#KitchenOfWhereabouts' to be Released by Bungeishunju on May 13th! Cover Art by Chiaki Ida!
Harada Mika's latest novel, '#KitchenOfWhereabouts', following her million-selling hit '#HowToUse3000Yen', is set to release on May 13th from Bungeishunju. The cover art, a new illustration by Chiaki Ida, has been unveiled, depicting the lives of women connected through their kitchens.
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Harada Mika's highly anticipated new novel, '#KitchenOfWhereabouts', following her million-selling hit '#HowToUse3000Yen', will be released by Bungeishunju on May 13th. Today, the book cover has been unveiled.
Here is the book cover!
[Image of the book cover: Harada Mika's '#KitchenOfWhereabouts' (Bungeishunju) Cover Art: Chiaki Ida]
The cover art is a new illustration by Chiaki Ida, a popular illustrator known for her works themed around homes and daily life.
The lives of women in different circumstances, emerging from the kitchens of six homes.
What loosely connects them was the late-night drama 'Kitchen of Whereabouts'—.
The cover art, meticulously depicting motifs appearing in the work, such as two women cooking in a system kitchen, a large wooden dining table, and an elephant outside the window, has been completed.
[Image of the cover art by Chiaki Ida]
◼︎ Harada Mika's Comment
When I received the rough sketch of the illustration, it was so wonderful that I got goosebumps.
And then, tears welled up almost immediately.
Chiaki Ida, thank you. Thank you so much for doing this despite your busy schedule.
◼︎ Chiaki Ida's Comment
Some days I stand for a long time, other days I just boil water. Some days we laugh together while hungry, other days I want to leave immediately. I felt that the kitchen, where we spend our days, speaks eloquently about a person.
If possible, I want it to be warm and calm. There are days when it's not like that, and perhaps more days when it's not like that, but still, the kitchen is the place where life is built. I drew while thinking about that.
◼︎ Work Content Introduction
A story of 'I' revolving around 6 kitchens—
With her two children having left home and her retired husband abroad, a housewife is left alone in a large house. An OL living with her boyfriend in Ebisu, who prioritizes cost and time efficiency. A single mother raising four energetic children...
Women of different generations and circumstances all encountered the 30-minute late-night drama 'Kitchen of Whereabouts'.
◼︎ Author Profile
Harada Mika (born 1970 in Kanagawa Prefecture). In 2005, won the Excellence Award for the NHK Public Radio Drama Competition for 'Little Princess No. 2'. In 2007, won the 31st Subaru Literary Prize for 'The Tea Time That Doesn't Start'.
Keywords: #台所のあるところ, Harada Mika, Chiaki Ida
Here is the book cover!
[Image of the book cover: Harada Mika's '#KitchenOfWhereabouts' (Bungeishunju) Cover Art: Chiaki Ida]
The cover art is a new illustration by Chiaki Ida, a popular illustrator known for her works themed around homes and daily life.
The lives of women in different circumstances, emerging from the kitchens of six homes.
What loosely connects them was the late-night drama 'Kitchen of Whereabouts'—.
The cover art, meticulously depicting motifs appearing in the work, such as two women cooking in a system kitchen, a large wooden dining table, and an elephant outside the window, has been completed.
[Image of the cover art by Chiaki Ida]
◼︎ Harada Mika's Comment
When I received the rough sketch of the illustration, it was so wonderful that I got goosebumps.
And then, tears welled up almost immediately.
Chiaki Ida, thank you. Thank you so much for doing this despite your busy schedule.
◼︎ Chiaki Ida's Comment
Some days I stand for a long time, other days I just boil water. Some days we laugh together while hungry, other days I want to leave immediately. I felt that the kitchen, where we spend our days, speaks eloquently about a person.
If possible, I want it to be warm and calm. There are days when it's not like that, and perhaps more days when it's not like that, but still, the kitchen is the place where life is built. I drew while thinking about that.
◼︎ Work Content Introduction
A story of 'I' revolving around 6 kitchens—
With her two children having left home and her retired husband abroad, a housewife is left alone in a large house. An OL living with her boyfriend in Ebisu, who prioritizes cost and time efficiency. A single mother raising four energetic children...
Women of different generations and circumstances all encountered the 30-minute late-night drama 'Kitchen of Whereabouts'.
◼︎ Author Profile
Harada Mika (born 1970 in Kanagawa Prefecture). In 2005, won the Excellence Award for the NHK Public Radio Drama Competition for 'Little Princess No. 2'. In 2007, won the 31st Subaru Literary Prize for 'The Tea Time That Doesn't Start'.
Keywords: #台所のあるところ, Harada Mika, Chiaki Ida