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Description: Mina's Matchbox by Yoko Ogawa, Stephen Snyder Estimated delivery 4-14 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description A story of friendship and family secrets in 1970s Japan, from the prizewinning author of The Memory Police.On sleepless nights, I open the matchbox and reread the story of the girl who gathered shooting stars.After the death of her father, twelve-year-old Tomoko is sent to live for a year with her uncle in the coastal town of Ashiya. It is a year which will change her life.The 1970s are bringing changes to Japan and her uncles magnificent colonial mansion opens up a new and unfamiliar world for Tomoko; its sprawling gardens are even home to a pygmy hippo the family keeps as a pet. Tomoko finds her relatives equally exotic and beguiling and her growing friendship with her cousin Mina draws her into an intoxicating world full of secret crushes and elaborate storytelling.Rich with the magic and mystery of youth, Minas Matchbox is an evocative snapshot of a moment frozen in time, and a striking depiction of a family on the edge of collapse.Praise for Minas MatchboxI read Minas Matchbox like a besotted child, enraptured, never wanting it to end. RUTH OZEKI, author of The Book of Form and EmptinessDreamy and whimsical, Minas Matchbox traffics in the themes at which Ogawa always excels- memory, identity, and nostalgia Esquire, Best Books of the SummerA conspicuously gifted writer. . . To read Ogawa is to enter a dreamlike state. . . She possesses an effortless, glassy, eerie brilliance GuardianReader ReviewsI was totally swept away by it.Its a beautiful coming of age story. Id recommend it to any lovers of translated fiction!Uplifting. And Pochiko, the pygmy hippo? A wonder.A beautiful coming of age story Author Biography Yoko Ogawa (Author)Yoko Ogawa has won every major Japanese literary award. Her fiction has appeared in the New Yorker, A Public Space and Zoetrope. Her works include The Diving Pool, The Housekeeper and the Professor, Hotel Iris and Revenge. Her most recent novel, The Memory Police, was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize.Stephen Snyder (Translator)Stephen Snyder is a translator and professor of Japanese Studies at Middlebury College, Vermont, USA.He has translated works by Kenzaburo Oe, Ryu Murakami, and Miri Yu, among others. His translation of Natsuo Kirinos Out was a finalist for the Edgar Award for best mystery novel in 2004, and his translation of Yoko Ogawas Hotel Iris was shortlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize in 2011.? Details ISBN 1787302768 ISBN-13 9781787302761 Title Mina's Matchbox Author Yoko Ogawa, Stephen Snyder Format Hardcover Year 2024 Pages 288 Publisher Vintage Publishing GE_Item_ID:161173258; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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