Suggested in the Stars

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Author: Tawada, Yoko Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)Published on 10 October 2024 by Granta Publications Ltd in the United Kingdom.Paperback | 240 pages217 x 137 x 18 | 258g Hiruko, from the now vanished archipelago 'somewhere between China and Polynesia', and her companions have searched in vain for someone who speaks her native language. They finally track down a sushi chef from the same nation, but he has apparently lost the power of speech. If Hiruko is ever to hear her mother tongue again, a sceptical aphasia specialist is her last hope. Show more