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001 6068229
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008 070111s2007 nyu 000 1 eng
010 $a 2007001148
020 $a9780811216906 (alk. paper)
020 $a081121690X (alk. paper)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocm78789721
035 $a(NNC)6068229
035 $a6068229
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dBAKER$dBTCTA$dC#P$dOrLoB-B
041 1 $aeng$hjpn
050 00 $aPL862.A85$bA6 2007
082 00 $a895.6/35$222
100 1 $aTawada, Yōko,$d1960-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr93036509
245 10 $aFacing the bridge /$cYoko Tawada ; translated and with an afterword by Margaret Mitsutani.
260 $aNew York :$bNew Directions Book,$c2007.
300 $a186 pages ;$c18 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
505 00 $tThe shadow man -- $tIn front of Trang Tien Bridge -- $tSaint George and the translator.
500 $a"A New Directions paperbook original."
520 1 $a"Amo, an African kidnapped to Europe as a boy, and Tamao, a Japanese exchange student in Germany, live in different centuries but are being followed by the same shadow ... Kazuko, a young professional tourist, is lured to Vietnam by a mysterious postcard ... On the Canary Islands, a nameless translator battles a banana grove and a series of Saint Georges ..." "These three tales by Yoko Tawada cross cultures and histories with a sensuous playfulness as sweet as a box of candied hearts - even Michael Jackson makes an appearance."--BOOK JACKET.
600 10 $aTawada, Yōko,$d1960-$vTranslations into English.
700 1 $aMitsutani, Margaret.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no96025830
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip078/2007001148.html
852 00 $beal$hPL862.A85$iA6 2007g