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Publisher: Canongate

Author: Ruth Ozeki

ISBN: 9781838856250

Year: 2023

Format: Paperback

Historical fiction, Fantasy

A Tale for the Time Being by
Ruth Ozeki

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$ 450.00 mxn

A Tale for the Time Being by

Ruth Ozeki

Reviews

"A triumph… Ozeki explores what it means to be human in this moment, right now (Nao). Her novel is saturated with love, ideas and compassion. In short, an absolute treat."

Lucy Atkins

Summary

In the wake of the 2011 tsunami, Ruth discovers a Hello Kitty lunchbox washed up on the shore of her beach home in British Columbia. Within it lies a diary that expresses the hopes, heartbreak and dreams of a young girl desperate for someone to understand her. Each turn of the page pulls Ruth deeper into the mystery of Nao’s life, and forever changes her in a way neither could foresee.

Weaving across continents and decades, A Tale for the Time Being is an extraordinary novel about our shared humanity and the search for home.

Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award.

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