Mina's Matchbox
By Yoko Ogawa
Translated by Stephen B. Snyder
By Yoko Ogawa
Translated by Stephen B. Snyder
By Yoko Ogawa
Translated by Stephen B. Snyder
By Yoko Ogawa
Translated by Stephen B. Snyder
By Yoko Ogawa
By Yoko Ogawa
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$28.00
Aug 13, 2024 | ISBN 9780593316085
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Aug 13, 2024 | ISBN 9780593316092
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Aug 13, 2024 | ISBN 9780593868607
540 Minutes
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Praise
Praise for Mina’s Matchbox
A Most Anticipated Book of the Summer from The Atlantic, TIME, Boston Globe, Bustle, and Publishers Weekly
“The reader is immersed in [Tomoko’s] ardent love for her fragile cousin, and comes to appreciate how history seeps into every life, even the most sheltered ones.”
—The Atlantic
“A transfixing coming of age tale.”
—TIME
“Capturing a Japanese girl’s adolescence in the early 1970s, this hypnotic book shimmers with eccentric enigmas.”
—Boston Globe
“Yoko Ogawa is a quiet wizard, casting her words like a spell, conjuring a world of curiosity and enchantment, secrets and loss. I read Mina’s Matchbox like a besotted child, enraptured, never wanting it to end.”
—Ruth Ozeki, author of The Book of Form and Emptiness
“It’s the kind of transformative trip that makes for a powerful read at any time of year, but feels especially appropriate when you’re craving a (literary) summer sojourn.”
—Bustle
“Focusing on characters of an age when the world seems full of wonder and possibility, this engaging bildungsroman explores the friendship and mutual curiosity between two extraordinary young people… Facing complicated themes with deceptively simple language, she pulls off a neat trick here, painting everything in miniature and often in hindsight without losing the immediacy of Tomoko’s experiences. A charming yet guileless exploration of childhood’s ephemeral pleasures and reflexive poignancy.”
—Kirkus, starred review
“Captivating…Ogawa pulls off the rare feat of making childhood memories both credible and provocative. Readers will be hypnotized.”
—Publishers Weekly, starred review
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