Cold Enough for Snow by Au, Jessica

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A mother and daughter travel from abroad to meet in Tokyo: they walk along the canals through the autumn evenings, escape the typhoon rains, share meals in small cafes and restaura nts, and visit galleries to see some of the city's most radical modern art. All the while, they talk: about the weather, horoscopes, clothes, and objects, about family, distance, and memory. But uncertainties abound. Who is really speaking here--is it only the daughter? And what is the real reason behind this elliptical, perhaps even spectral journey? At once a careful reckoning and an elegy, Cold Enough for Snow questions whether any of us speak a common language, which dimensions can contain love, and what claim we have to truly know another's inner world. Selected from more than 1,500 entries, Cold Enough for Snow won the Novel Prize, a new, biennial award offered by New Directions, Fitzcarraldo Editions (UK), and Giramondo (Australia), for any novel written in English that explores and expands the possibilities of the form.Author: Jessica AuPublisher: New Directions Publishing CorporationPublished: 02/08/2022Pages: 144Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.30lbsSize: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.40dISBN: 9780811231558Review Citation(s): Publishers Weekly 12/06/2021Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2021 Show more