Of Birds Crying: A Novel by Minako Oba PAPERBACK 9781933947600

Of Birds Crying: A Novel\nby Minako Oba\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Minako Oba\nTitle: Of Birds Crying: A Novel\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Fiction: general and literary\nPublisher: Cornell University Press\nPublication year: 2011\nISBN-13: 9781933947600\nISBN-10: 1933947608\nRRP: \u00A324.99\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\n\nOf Birds Crying (Naku tori no, 1985), the recipient of the Noma Bungei Prize, is loosely based on the author's own life, recounting six months in the lives of Yurie Mama, a well-established middle-aged novelist married to a scientist. In this deeply psychological novel, a tapestry of extraordinary moments expands and interconnects via interior monologues and dialogues ranging from the humorous and farcical to the somber and meditative. Acutel.