Vanishing World

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Vanishing World – A Daring, Dystopian Vision of Sex, Society, and Identity by Sayaka Murata

From Sayaka Murata, bestselling author of Convenience Store Woman and Earthlings, comes Vanishing World—a provocative, genre-bending novel that explores a reimagined Japan where traditional reproduction is taboo, and societal norms around sex and parenting have vanished.

A Society Without Sex. A Future Without Families. A Woman Searching for Herself.

In this dystopian yet eerily familiar world, sex between married couples has become as forbidden as incest, and all children are conceived via artificial insemination.

For Amane, the discovery that she was conceived through natural sex—a now taboo act—sends her into emotional turmoil. As she grows up, caught between internal desire and societal expectations, she enters into a sexless marriage with her husband Saku and sets off for Paradise-Eden, a mysterious communal society where:

• Children are raised collectively and anonymously

• Men can become pregnant via artificial wombs

• All adults are considered “Mothers” to every child

But as Amane immerses herself in this world that promises purity and uniformity, she must ask: Is conformity true freedom—or another form of control?

A Bold Exploration of Gender, Reproduction, and the Limits of Modern Society

Vanishing World is a thought-provoking literary dystopia that pushes boundaries and questions the future of gender roles, parenthood, sexuality, and individuality. With her trademark surrealism and sharp social commentary, Sayaka Murata delivers a visionary novel for readers who crave the strange, subversive, and deeply human.