Mina's Matchbox

di Yoko Ogawa (Autore)

Stephen Snyder (Traduttore)

Vintage Publishing, 2025

On sleepless nights, I open the matchbox and reread the story of the girl who gathered shooting stars. 'Beguiling' New Yorker 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. While the 1970s transform Japan, her uncle's magnificent colonial mansion is a place out of time; its sprawling gardens are even home to a pet pygmy hippo. Equally beguiling are Tomoko’s relatives, especially her cousin Mina. Their growing friendship draws her into an intoxicating world – one full of secret crushes and elaborate storytelling. Rich with the magic and mystery of youth, Mina’s Matchbox is an evocative snapshot of a moment frozen in time, and a striking depiction of a family on the edge of collapse. ‘Beautifully composed’ Financial Times ‘Effervescent’ New York Times Book Review ‘Transfixing’ Time 'I read Mi’s Matchbox like a besotted child, enraptured, never wanting it to end' Ruth Ozeki

• Autore: Yoko Ogawa
• Traduttore: Stephen Snyder
• Editore: Vintage Publishing
• Anno: 2025
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 288 p.
• Dimensioni: 198 x 128 mm
• Peso: 207 gr.
• EAN: 9781529933536

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