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Goodbye Tsugumi

by Banana Yoshimoto

1989 · literary fiction · children

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Set in 2 places · 2 primary
Sense of Place
4/5
Description · Open Library (CC0)

Having grown up by the sea with her invalid cousin Tsugumi, Maria moves to Tokyo and encounters university life and impending adulthood, and spending a last summer with her cousin, she comes to a new understanding about home and family.

Set in

  • ★
    Izu Peninsula · Japan
    seaside inn town
    ★ primary
  • ★
    West Izu Peninsula · Japan
    seaside inn final summer
    ★ primary

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