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In a crumbling, seaside hotel on the coast of Japan, quiet, seventeen-year-old Mari works the front desk as her mother fusses over the off-season customers. When, one night, they are forced to eject a prostitute and a middle-aged man from his room, Mari finds herself drawn to the man’s voice,... read more
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First Sentence edit
He came to the Iris one day just before the beginning of the summer season.
First Edition edit
Original Language: Japanese
Publisher: Gakken
Country: Japan
Publication Date: 1996
ISBN: 0099548992
Page Count: 164
Publisher: Gakken
Country: Japan
Publication Date: 1996
ISBN: 0099548992
Page Count: 164
Awards edit
- Man Asian Literary Prize (Finalist, 2010, Shortlist)
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