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Pregnant and unmarried, Takiko, who lives at home with her violent, alcoholic father and her hard-working mother, discovers the true meaning of love, growing up, and maturity after she bears a son
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Grave, earnest, classical in form and prestige.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- unpretentiousprestige
- sparerichly built
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About the book
- Author
- Yūko Tsushima
- First published
- 1991
- Pages
- 299
- Publisher
- Kōdansha, NYRB Classics, Pantheon Books
- Editions
- 3
- Language
- English, Japanese
- ISBN
- 9780394582382
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