The social marketplace for new and used books.

Get started

For the authors

Support

Track a shipment

Company

Contact us

Fast delivery with

Safe payments by

© 2026 Bookis AS

English

Home

Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general

Home
Genres
Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general

A tale for the time being

Paperback • 2013 • English • 1. edition

A tale for the time being

0 Ratings • 0.0 of 5

‌
‌

‌

‌
‌

‌
‌

‌

‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌

‌

About the book

Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2013 'Hi! My name is Nao, and I am a time being. Do you know what a time being is? Well, if you give me a moment, I will tell you.' Ruth discovers a Hello Kitty lunchbox washed up on the shore of her beach home. Within it lies a diary that expresses the hopes and dreams of a young girl. She suspects it might have arrived on a drift of debris from the 2011 tsunami. With every turn of the page, she is sucked deeper into an enchanting mystery. In a small cafe ...Show more

Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary

Book details

ISBN

9780857867971

Publisher

Vigmostad & Bjørke AS (VB Import)

Published year

2013

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

A tale for the time being

Format

Paperback

Shippping and returns

Shipping

Used books are shipped by the seller. Expected delivery after package is sent is 2-4 days.

Returns

Contact the seller after delivery.

Reviews · 0

0 Ratings • 0.0 of 5

You might also like

The typing lady

The typing lady

Ozeki, Ruth L.

Days at the Torunka Café

Days at the Torunka Café

Yagisawa, Satoshi

Under the Eye of the Big Bird

Under the Eye of the Big Bird

Hiromi Kawakami

The Bookshop Woman

The Bookshop Woman

Nanako Hanada

Record of a Night Too Brief

Record of a Night Too Brief

Hiromi Kawakami

The Library of Heartbeats A Sweeping, Heart-Rending Novel from the International Bestselling Author of the Phone Box at the Edge of the World

The Library of Heartbeats A Sweeping, Heart-Rending Novel from the International Bestselling Author of the Phone Box at the Edge of the World

Laura Imai Messina

The Hole

The Hole

Hiroko Oyamada

The Convenience Store by the Sea

The Convenience Store by the Sea

Sonoko Machida

The Library of Heartbeats

The Library of Heartbeats

Laura Imai Messina

More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop

More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop

Satoshi Yagisawa

Scattered All Over the Earth

Scattered All Over the Earth

Yoko Tawada

Four Seasons in Japan

Four Seasons in Japan

Nick Bradley

Before the Coffee Gets Cold

Before the Coffee Gets Cold

Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Days at the Morisaki Bookshop

Days at the Morisaki Bookshop

Satoshi Yagisawa

The book of form & emptiness

The book of form & emptiness

Ruth Ozeki

Heaven

Heaven

Mieko Kawakami

Timecode of a Face

Timecode of a Face

Ruth Ozeki

Lonely Castle in the Mirror

Lonely Castle in the Mirror

Mizuki Tsujimura

Cold Enough for Snow

Cold Enough for Snow

Jessica Au

The Book of Form and Emptiness

The Book of Form and Emptiness

Ruth Ozeki

Klara and the sun

Klara and the sun

Kazuo Ishiguro

Exciting Times

Exciting Times

Naoise Dolan

The Nakano thrift shop

The Nakano thrift shop

Hiromi Kawakami

Before the Coffee Gets Cold A Novel

Before the Coffee Gets Cold A Novel

Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Strange weather in Tokyo

Strange weather in Tokyo

Hiromi Kawakami

The Bells of Old Tokyo Travels in Japanese Time

The Bells of Old Tokyo Travels in Japanese Time

Anna Sherman

A Tale for the Time Being

A Tale for the Time Being

Ruth Ozeki

This Time Will Be Different

This Time Will Be Different

Misa Sugiura

The Psychology of Time Travel

The Psychology of Time Travel

Kate Mascarenhas

A pale view of hills

A pale view of hills

Kazuo Ishiguro

The Japanese lover

The Japanese lover

Isabel Allende

Do not say we have nothing

Do not say we have nothing

Madeleine Thien

The guest cat

The guest cat

Takashi Hiraide

The Buddha in the Attic

The Buddha in the Attic

Julie Otsuka

Calling

Calling

Miu Otsuki

South of the border, west of the sun

South of the border, west of the sun

Haruki Murakami

Waiting A Novel

Waiting A Novel

Ha Jin