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The Neverending Book

By Shinsuke Yoshitake and Naoki Matayoshi
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A runaway bestseller in Japan, The Neverending Book is both a standout illustrated fable and a love letter to those for whom books are so much more than words on paper. A book that makes the sound of turning pages fractionally too early, infuriating its readers;... Read More
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A runaway bestseller in Japan, The Neverending Book is both a standout illustrated fable and a love letter to those for whom books are so much more than words on paper.

A book that makes the sound of turning pages fractionally too early, infuriating its readers; a diary shared by two children with painful secrets; a photo album left by a dying father for when his daughter gets married...

From the comically irreverent to the heart-rending to the heart-warming, The Neverending Book delves into all that a book can be, forming an enchanting compendium that reveals the ways in which we interact with books, and the importance they hold in our hearts— all told through the tale of two subjects gathering stories about books for their blind, book-loving king.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241651506

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 02 October 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Michael Joseph Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 192.0mm

Height: 236.0mm

Weight: 500g

Pages: 192

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About the Author

Naoki Matayoshi (Author) Naoki Matayoshi is an author and comedian. His debut novel Spark won the Akutagawa Prize and became a bestselling phenomenon, selling over three million copies. It has subsequently been adapted into a Netflix original series. Shinsuke Yoshitake (Author) Shinsuke Yoshitake made his debut as a picture book author with Maybe It's an Apple in 2013. He has since authored several other prizewinning works, and has, amongst others, been awarded The Bologna Ragazzi Award Special Prize.

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