Hector Garcia was born in Spain but has lived in Japan for over two decades. An engineer by training, he now makes a living as a writer. His www.kirainet.com blog has won several awards and is one of the go-to sites for information on contemporary Japanese pop culture. He is the author of A Geek in Japan, The Book of Ichigo Ichie and Ikigai, co-written with Francesc Miralles, an international bestseller published in 57 languages.
""This extraordinary novel combines the story of one young man's existential quest with the precision of the best historical novels and the thrilling imagination of sci-fi books."" —Francesc Miralles, author of Love in Small Letters and co-author of The Ikigai Journey