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This book is a work of fiction. Any references to historical events, real people, or real locales are used fictitiously.

Copyright © 2005 by Hiromi Kawakami
First publication 2017 by Europa Editions

Translation by Allison Markin Powell
Original Title: Furudogu Nakano Shoten
English translation copyright © Allison Markin Powell, 2016
Originally published in Japan in 2005 under the title Furudogu Nakano Shoten
by Bungei Shunju, Tokyo

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Cover Art by Emanuele Ragnisco
www.mekkanografici.com
Cover photo © fpdress/iStock

ISBN 9781609454005