{"product_id":"when-the-museum-is-closed-paperback","title":"When the Museum Is Closed - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEmi Yagi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eYuki Tejima\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA quirky, joyful, feel-good love story about a lonely museum worker who falls in love with a statue of Venus, from the author of international bestseller \u003ci\u003eDiary of a Void\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRika Horauchi's new part-time job is to converse with a statue of Venus--in Latin--every Monday, when the museum is closed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInitially reluctant, Rika starts to enjoy her strange new job. Recommended by her old university professor for her exemplary language skills, Rika leads an otherwise unassuming life, working the rest of the week in a frozen-food warehouse. As Venus comes to life in the quiet of the museum, they talk about everything. Venus opens up new worlds for Rika, both intellectually and emotionally. They soon fall in love. But when the museum's curator, Hashibami, makes it clear he wants to keep Venus for himself, what will Rika do? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen the Museum is Closed\u003c\/i\u003e is by turns charming, funny and surprising, a surreal take on our most real emotions and concerns: love, loneliness, freedom, perceptions of beauty and how women are seen in society. This uncommonly original new novel confirms Emi Yagi as one of the most exciting Japanese writers published in English today.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEMI YAGI\u003c\/b\u003e is an editor at a women's magazine in Japan. She was born in 1988 and lives in Tokyo. Her first novel and international cult hit, \u003ci\u003eDiary of a Void\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Osamu Dazai Prize, awarded annually to the best debut work of fiction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eYUKI TEJIMA \u003c\/b\u003eis a translator from the Japanese whose projects include Mizuki Tsujimura's \u003ci\u003eLost Souls Meet Under a Full Moon\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHow to Hold Someone in Your Heart \u003c\/i\u003eand Kumi Kimura's \u003ci\u003eSomeone to Watch Over You, \u003c\/i\u003e among others. Raised in California, she now lives in Tokyo.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.4 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 27, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44431270117478,"sku":"9781593768270","price":26.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/bzDJsjcgJs9781593768270.webp?v=1770249075","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/when-the-museum-is-closed-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}