“[An] ethereally mesmerizing . . . novel of Japan’s Generation X.” —Martin Brady, Chicago Sun-Times
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keep reading“Yoshimoto’s words are considered, and each of them has the weight of a small, perfectly round stone dropped into a still pool. . ….
keep reading“Ms. Yoshimoto’s writing is lucid, earnest and disarming, as emotionally observant as Jane Smiley’s, as fluently readable as Anne Tyler’s.” –The New York Times
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