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Natsuko Kuroda

黒田夏子

Born 1937 · Japan

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    Akutagawa 2012 (second half) · Winner

    abさんご

    ab sango

    Natsuko Kuroda · 75 when first published

    Novella · 47 pages · Family

    AI-generated summary:In fragments of memory, the story follows a sole daughter growing up in a bookish Showa-era home with two libraries and a little spiral-shaped room, from her earliest years until she sees her parents to their graves.