Noted author Todd Shimoda will present Oh!: a mystery of mono no aware, the story of Zack Hara, young Japanese American searching for himself in Japan. There, a professor friend introduces him to the concept of “mono no aware”-the sadness in beauty-and assigns him a set of mysterious tasks that uncover dark secrets from the professor’s past. The book also features beautiful illustrations that bring the story to life and offer clues as to the fate of the protagonist.
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