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She is the awardwinning author of three novels, my year of meats, all over creation, and a tale for the time being, which was shortlisted for the booker prize and the national book critics circle award. Nono boy tells the story of ichiro yamada, a fictional version of the reallife nono boys. My year of meat by ozeki, ruth l find or buy book now. At first glance, a novel that promises to expose the unethical practices of the american meat industry may not be at the top of your reading list, but ruth ozeki s debut, my year of meatsis well worth a second look.
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