Yagi, Emi - When the Museum is Closed

When the Museum is Closed

Author: Emi Yagi

Genre: Fantasy, Adult, Horror, Thriller

Pages: 224

Publisher: Harvill Secker

Release Date: July 10, 2025

Format: Paperback

Synopsis:

Rika Horiuchi’s new part-time job is to converse with a statue of the Venus de Milo – in Latin – every Monday, when the museum is closed.

Initially reluctant, Rika starts to enjoy her strange new she and Venus talk about everything. They fall in love, and (with the help of a statue of Artemis’ hunting dog) eventually break free.

This fresh and original new novel from the author of Diary of a Void confirms Emi Yagi as one of the most exciting Japanese writers published in English today.

LGBT Themes:

• Sapphic

Relevant Tags:

Japan, Fiction, Magical Realism, Fantasy, Japanese, Literature, Contemporary, Queer, Sapphic, Translated Fiction, Literary Fiction, LGBT