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A True Novel
A True Novel | Minae Mizumura
A remaking of Emily Bronts Wuthering Heights set in postwar Japan A True Novel begins in New York in the 1960s, where we meet Taro, a relentlessly ambitious Japanese immigrant trying to make his fortune. Flashbacks and multilayered stories reveal his life: an impoverished upbringing as an orphan, his eventual rise to wealth and successdespite racial and class prejudiceand an obsession with a girl from an affluent family that has haunted him all his life. A True Novel then widens into an examination of Japans westernization and the emergence of a middle class. The winner of Japans prestigious Yomiuri Literature Prize, Mizumura has written a beautiful novel, with love at its core, that reveals, above all, the power of storytelling.
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kathleenaflynn
A True Novel | Minae Mizumura

I've only started this but I already feel I will like it.

kathleenaflynn At 32 percent already. So good. 7y
kathleenaflynn And I loved it! 7y
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A True Novel | Minae Mizumura
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Sometimes I see big fat books and I think "whoa!" #chunkers #bigfatbooks

EvieBee Yes! This one has intrigued me enough to consider reading it! 8y
Lesliereads I'm intrigued by it, too - if not a bit intimidated😬😊! 8y
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A True Novel | Minae Mizumura
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Even though I won't make it to 24 hours for #24in48 I have accomplished my goal of finishing this book! 397 pages read this weekend! Review coming soon📚

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Time to read!! #24in48

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mhillis
A True Novel | Minae Mizumura
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Starting volume two today! 854 pages and takes place in the US and Japan #chunkster #funfridayphoto #setinyourcountry #readjanuary #currentlyreading

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Notebook, pen, iPad, coffee, and book. #readingequipment #readjanuary #currentlyreading

RealLifeReading ❤️Nespresso! 8y
mhillis @RealLifeReading Yes☕️😍 8y
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About one more hour until midnight! I decided to start the new year by reading A True Novel. Happy New Year everyone 🥂📚❤

Faibka Happy New Year! :) 8y
Mimi28 Happy New Year!!!🎆🎊🎈 8y
Megabooks Happy New Year!! 🎊🎊 8y
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LeahBergen I want to read this! Happy New Year! 8y
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A novel inspired by Wuthering Heights and set in postwar Japan--can't wait to start reading this book #translatedbooks #somethingforsept

LeahBergen Ooo, sounds good! 8y
RealLifeReading Definitely adding this! 8y
rubyslippersreads Stacked! 😀 8y
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