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Oh, Tama!: A Mejiro Novel
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Oh, Tama! A Mejiro Novel was written by Mieko Kanai and is a deeply eccentric novel about lives and connections—and a cat of course—in 1980's Tokyo: witty, offbeat, and strangely profound. Oh, Tama! describes the haphazard lives of Natsuyuki Kanemitsu and his loosely connected circle of dysfunctional acquaintances and family. Natsuyuki is prevailed upon by his friend Alexa
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Paperback, 184 pages
Published
April 23rd 2019
by Stone Bridge Press
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I would say 4.5 stars to this book - I thought it was absolutely delightful. It’s is about time that added to my knowledge of modern Japanese lit, besides the revered Murakami. A seemingly random set of characters without strong family connections and definite occupations form somewhat of a loosely bound “family unit” where they come and go as they please and take care of each other to the point of silliness. At the center of this is a tabby cat who has lived with a few of the characters and is
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Mieko Kanai (金井 美恵子 Kanai Mieko?, born November 3, 1947 in Takasaki) is a Japanese writer of fiction, especially short stories, as well as poetry. She is also a literary critic.
Mieko Kanai read widely in fiction and poetry from an early age. In 1967, at the young age of twenty, she was runner-up for the Dazai Osamu Prize for Ai no seikatsu (A Life of Love), and the following year she received the ...more
Mieko Kanai read widely in fiction and poetry from an early age. In 1967, at the young age of twenty, she was runner-up for the Dazai Osamu Prize for Ai no seikatsu (A Life of Love), and the following year she received the ...more
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