Launch:  Wed 4 December, 6.00pm 
All welcome 
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Presented by the Peruvian Embassy in Ireland, this exhibition highlights the work of Issa Watanabe, one of the most recognised Latin American illustrators in recent years. Her book Migrants, published in Spain and in 18 countries, has received important distinctions, such as the Libreter Award (Barcelona, 2020) and the Gran Premio BIBF Ananas (Beijing, 2021). The artist's journey has a strong self-taught element: she began studying Literature at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, later resided in Mallorca, where she

This beautiful and gentle novel chronicles the life of a young Japanese man, Tomura, who discovers the joy of sound and music through his training and work as a Piano Tuner. It is a story for the senses, bringing the reader on a sensory experience through the world of musical sound. It also explores the theme of finding one’s vocation in life and pursing that passion through the various challenges and obstacles along the way.
We are first introduced to Tomura as a seventeen-year-old in high school, where one day, he is asked to direct a Piano Tuner to the piano in the school gymnasium. He has

"Bizarre, funny, and original. This is a book that grabbed me and pulled me out of a short reading slump. It is set in Syracuse during the Peloponnesian War, yet the characters talk in Hibernian English. It is in the running to become the best book by an Irish writer I have read this year.'

'This is a book of a mother's disjointed thoughts. She writes these down during pregnancy and then maternity leave. Ireland's history plays in her mind. In particular, how mothers were treated in the past compared to how they are treated now. She questions her new role in society. It's thoughtful and poetic.'