Main content
How will humanity come to its end?
Under The Eye Of The Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami and translated by Asa Yoneda is one of the books shortlisted for this years International Booker Prize. A collection of linked short stories spanning millions of years, it explores and imagines the very end of humanity.
Duration:
This clip is from
Featured in...
![]()
The International Booker Prize 2025—Weekend
Interviews with authors and translators of the 2025 shortlist for international fiction
More clips from Weekend
-
![]()
From newshound to cheesemonger
Duration: 05:48
-
![]()
The widow of a murdered journalist shares his final work
Duration: 05:23
-
![]()
An 'Instagram-perfect' existence?
Duration: 06:09
-
![]()
A perilous journey turns deadly
Duration: 06:05
More clips from Weekend
-
![]()
Pussy Riot: a life of protest in Russia
Duration: 04:56
-
![]()
South Korean horror writer says reality is scarier
Duration: 03:54
-
![]()
WWI message in a bottle found on Australian beach
Duration: 03:48
-
![]()
How Lynsey Addario became a war photographer
Duration: 08:48
