Description
Kōko, a thirty-six-year-old divorced woman, refuses to live by the script others write for her. In the quiet intensity of her apartment, she raises her eleven-year-old daughter, Kayako, navigating the daily negotiations of motherhood, independence, and the longing for genuine closeness. As their relationship deepens, the novel turns a clear, unsentimental eye on what it means to grow up—physically, emotionally, and socially—when adulthood demands both responsibility and self-definition. First published in Japan in 1978, Yūko Tsushima’s sharply observed, human-centered storytelling makes this a compelling study of desire, autonomy, and the complicated fortunes of love.
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paperback
Penguin Books, Limited
Published Jan 1, 2018
160 pages
ISBN: 9780241335031
paperback
Penguin Books, Limited
Published Jan 1, 2023
ISBN: 9780241675274
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First Published
1978
Language
eng
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