Maru Ayase has published thirteen books and many of her books have been finalists for major awards in Japan. Her first English translation novel The Forest Brims Over will be published in July 2023. The Forest Brims Over will be also published in Italy.
‘I always felt this way whenever a fresh stone grew inside me.’ A story by Maru Ayase, translated from the Japanese by Haydn Trowell.
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