



“Air Chrysalis” is special for two reasons. Tengo’s colleague, respected fiction editor, Komatsu, presents him with the ethically poleaxing proposition to secretly re-write the raw story and in doing so guaranteeing it will win. Tengo discovers “Air Chrysalis” – a strange but compelling novella that has been entered into competition for the first writer’s prize in a national competition. We begin in the world in which exist the main characters – the meticulous and emotionless perfectionist Aomame (not to be confused with sushi menu item Edamame) and the academic and wannabe fiction writer Tengo. You’re living in Tokyo the city you’ve always lived in, but the world as you know it will never be the same again.
