Nao tells readers right up front that her diary will be a log of her last few days on Earth: She plans to take her own life, and as the story goes on, readers learn why.Īuthor Ruth Ozeki tells NPR's Rachel Martin that, two years ago, she had finished a draft of this novel and was ready to turn it in to her editor when events in Japan forced her to reconsider the story. Nao spent her formative years in California, but her family has returned to Japan, and when the book begins, she's living in Tokyo. How?Ī Tale for the Time Being presents the diary of a friendly, funny and strong-willed 16-year-old girl named Nao.
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