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The edition that I read was a new publication from Penguin Classics and was translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori. This short but heartbreaking and raw novella is an absolute must read.
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Reading the translator's note after completing this semi-autobiographical story really gives you pause and makes you appreciate Nosaka as a human being, a brother and a survivor. He tells his story through Seita while weaving in his survivor's guilt seamlessly.
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Aug 11, 2022
Arpit
marked it as to-read
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Prashant
marked it as to-read
