Sawako Natori
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Sawako Natori is a Japanese novelist and freelance writer of scripts for video games and audio dramas. Born in Hyōgo Prefecture in 1973, she has built a career writing imaginative, character-driven stories that find wonder in everyday settings. Natori gained recognition in 2015 when her novel The Lost and Found Corner at Penguin Railway received the Train Station Booksellers Award. Her other works include The Cat Whisperer’s Diner in Enoshima, The Tenants of Weathercock House, and The Galaxy Library. Originally published in Japanese in 2016 as 金曜日の本屋さん, The Friday Bookshop became the first instalment of a four-book series, followed by Summer and Soda, Autumn and Creamy Stew, and Vanilla in Winter. Through stories about books, food, and human connection, Natori explores how literature can bring people together and help them navigate life’s uncertainties.
