The Tatami Galaxy: A Novel*SHORTLISTED FOR THE PEN TRANSLATION PRIZE* An unfulfilled college student hurtles through four parallel realities to explore the what might've been and the what should never be in this Groundhog Day meets The Midnight Libraryesque novel from one of Japans most popular authors. Our protagonist, an unnamed junior at a prestigious university in Kyoto, is on the verge of dropping out. After rebelling against the dictatorial jock president of the film