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The housekeeper and the professor
By Ogawa, Yoko & Snyder, Stephen
- ISBN
- 978-0-31242-780-1
- Publisher
- New York : Picador, 2009.
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Reviewed on April 1, 2009
First published in Japanese in 2003, this gem won the prestigious 2004 Yomiuri Prize and in 2006 was adapted for film (The Professor's Beloved Equation). The story evolves around a young housekeeper and her ten-year-old son, who have an esoteric link to a retired university professor through "amicable numbers." Ogawa (The Diving Pool) deliberately avoids any hint of romance between the two adult protagonists....Log In or Sign Up to Read More
