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138 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811227629
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions
Publication date: 24 April 2018
Description
Yoko Tawada’s new novel, The Emissary, is a breathtakingly lighthearted meditation on mortality. After suffering a massive, irreparable disaster, Japan cuts itself off from the world. Children are born so weak they can barely walk; the only people...
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Chronic illness, Child death, Terminal illnessModerate
Abandonment, Death, Death of parentMinor
War, Bullying, Cancer
138 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811227629
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions
Publication date: 24 April 2018
Description
Yoko Tawada’s new novel, The Emissary, is a breathtakingly lighthearted meditation on mortality. After suffering a massive, irreparable disaster, Japan cuts itself off from the world. Children are born so weak they can barely walk; the only people...
Community Reviews
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Chronic illness, Child death, Terminal illnessModerate
Abandonment, Death, Death of parentMinor
War, Bullying, Cancer