After the Quake

This is a collection of six short stories, all of which are set in the aftermath of the devastating 1995 Kobe earthquake in Japan. While the earthquake is not the central event in each story, it serves as a backdrop, creating a sense of psychological displacement and emotional unease. The characters in these stories are all ordinary people whose lives have been subtly or profoundly affected by the disaster, and the narrative explores how they cope with the emotional aftershocks of a life-altering event.