A Tale For The Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
In this introspective novel, a diary washes ashore on a remote Canadian island, bridging two disparate worlds. The journal, written by Nao, a troubled Japanese teenager, chronicles her life, her contemplation of suicide, and her relationship with her great-grandmother, a Zen Buddhist nun. The diary is discovered by a novelist, who becomes engrossed by Nao's story and is compelled to unravel the mysteries of Nao's fate and her own connection to the young girl. As the novelist reads, the boundaries between writer and reader, past and present, fiction and reality blur, creating a meditation on time, loss, and the intricate threads that connect human lives across the globe.
The 13941st greatest book of all time
- Published
- 2013
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Moderate
- Pages
- 422
- Original Language
- English
- Avg User Rating
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(3.8)
- Alternate Titles
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- A Tale for the Time Being
- Een Tijdelijke Vertelling
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- 102nd on The Greatest Books of 2023 - Honorable Mention (The Greatest Books)
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- 100 novels that make you proud to be Canadian (CBC Books)
- 87 Books Written by Women That Are So Good, You Won't Be Able to Put Them Down (Pop Sugar)