FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE JOHN LEONARD PRIZE FOR BEST FIRST BOOK FINALIST FOR THE LOS ANGELES TIMES ART SEIDENBAUM AWARD FOR FIRST FICTION LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD, THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE, THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN FICTION, AND THE PRIX M DICIS TRANGER A bombshell bestseller in Japan, a defiant, darkly funny debut novel about a young woman in a care home seeking autonomy and the full possibilities of her life--'not only a major achievement in disability literature but great literature period' (Johanna Hedva) 'A literary phenomenon in Japan, Hunchback is an extraordinary and thrilling debut novel about sex, disability, and power.'--International Booker Prize Judges 'Unforgettable . . . a thriller of the body . . . a] miracle.'--The New York Times Book Review SHORTLISTED FOR THE GREAT BRITAIN SASAKAWA FOUNDATION TRANSLATION PRIZE - A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New Yorker, PEN America, WBUR, Kirkus Reviews Born with a congenital