When the Museum is Closed by Emi Yagi (PRE-ORDER)

DATE OF RELEASE: 10 JUL 2025

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 job: 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.

Paperback 
Publication: 10 Jul 2025, Vintage
ISBN: 9781787304642
Extent: 224 pages