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Taeko Tomioka

    Wogen
    The Funeral of a Giraffe: Seven Stories
    • 1999

      The Funeral of a Giraffe: Seven Stories

      • 181 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      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.

      The Funeral of a Giraffe: Seven Stories