The Thorn Puller - Hiromi Ito

Winner Of The Sakutaro Hagiwara Prize And The Murasaki Shikibu Prizecaught Between Two Cultures, Award-winning Author Hiromi Ito Tackles Subjects Like Aging, Death, And Suffering With Dark Humor, Illuminating The Bittersweet Joys Of Being Alive.the First Novel To Appear In English By Award-winning Author Hiromi Ito Explores The Absurdities, Complexities, And Challenges Experienced By A Woman Caring For Her Two Families: Her Husband And Daughters In California And Her Aging Parents In Japan. As The Narrator Shuttles Back And Forth Between These Two Starkly Different Cultures, She Creates A Powerful And Entertaining Narrative About What It Means To Live And Die In A Globalized Society.ito Has Been Described As A Shaman Of Poetry Because Of Her Skill In Allowing The Voices Of Others To Flow Through Her. Here She Enriches Her Semi-autobiographical Novel By Channeling Myriad Voices Drawn From Japanese Folklore, Poetry, Literature, And Pop Culture.