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People from My Neighborhood by Hiromi Kawakami

People from My Neighborhood

Stories

by Hiromi Kawakami

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Nov 2021, 176 pages

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- Short Stories
- Asia
- East Asia (except China)
- Humor & Satire
- Coming of Age
- Books in Translation
- Asian Authors
- Magical Realism
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