A Tale for the Time Being
by Ruth Ozeki
Description
In this profoundly moving novel, a lonely teenager in Tokyo, Nao, decides to document the life of her centenarian Buddhist nun great-grandmother as her final act before succumbing to despair. Meanwhile, across the Pacific, novelist Ruth discovers a Hello Kitty lunchbox washed ashore, filled with artifacts that seem to be debris from the 2011 tsunami. As Ruth delves into the contents, she becomes entangled in Nao's unfolding story and her uncertain fate, blurring the lines between past, present, and future. Ruth Ozeki masterfully weaves together themes of loneliness, connection, quantum physics, and the nature of reality, creating a brilliant and inventive narrative that explores our shared humanity and the universal search for belonging.
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paperback
Viking
Published Jan 1, 2013
422 pages
ISBN: 9780670026630
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Details
First Published
2013
Language
eng
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