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Eight stories by one of Japan's most important women authors concern the struggles of women in a repressive society. An unwed mother introduces her children to their father . . . A woman confronts the "other woman". . . A young single mother resents her children . . . These stories touch on... read more

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First Sentence

By this time the girl has almost passed out, but I catch her under the chin with my feet and begin to do the backstroke with my arms only, working extra hard to make up for the kicking part.

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  1. Yu?ko Tsushima (Author)
 

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