A Tale for the Time Being
A Novel
by Ruth Ozeki
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in About Japan, Most Recommended Books, and Fiction.
Hi! My name is Nao, and I am a time being. Do you know what a time being is Well, if you give me a moment, I will tell you.On a remote island in the Pacific Northwest, a Hello Kitty lunchbox washes up on the beach. Tucked inside is the diary of a sixteenyearold Japanese girl names Nao Yasutani. Rutha writer who finds the lunchboxsuspects tha...
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in About Japan, Most Recommended Books, and Fiction.
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