The Funeral of a Giraffe: Seven Stories
Taeko Tomioka
200 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0765604426
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Language: English
Publish: March 31, 1999
A collection of short stories by scriptwriter-poet turned fiction writer Taeko Tomioka. Taeko deconstructs the discourse of the nuclear family and heterosexuality in gendered Japanese culture. Her stories focus on ordinary people unfettered by introspection or a search for life’s ultimate meaning.