![]() ![]() "A terrific novel full of breakthroughs both personal and literary. The contemporary Japanese style and use of magical realism are reminiscent of author Haruki Murakami." "Sixteen-year-old schoolgirl Nao Yasutani's voice is the heart and soul of this very satisfying book. all drawn into the stories of two 'time beings, ' Ruth and Nao, whose own fates are inextricably bound." Many of the elements of Nao's story-schoolgirl bullying, unemployed suicidal 'salarymen, ' kamikaze pilots-are among a Western reader's most familiar images of Japan, but in Nao's telling, refracted through Ruth's musings, they become fresh and immediate, occasionally searingly painful. "A delightful yet sometimes harrowing novel. Ozeki's profound affection for her characters makes A Tale for the Time Being as emotionally engaging as it is intellectually provocative." She plunges us into a tantalizing narration that brandishes mysteries to be solved and ideas to be explored. ![]() ![]() "As contemporary as a Japanese teenager's slang but as ageless as a Zen koan, Ruth Ozeki's new novel combines great storytelling with a probing investigation into the purpose of existence. ![]() "An exquisite novel: funny, tragic, hard-edged and ethereal at once." ![]()
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