The Ark Sakura Abe Kb (2023)

In this unnerving fable from one of Japans greatest novelists, a recluse known as Mole retreats to a vast underground bunker, only to find that strange guests, booby traps and a giant toilet may prove even greater obstacles than nuclear disaster. Abes hilarious depiction of a deadly game of survival leaves a chilling sense of apprehension about the brave new world that awaits us. Translated by Juliet Winters Carpenter.