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‘Love Child’: A labor of love 20 years in the making

Books Dec 26, 2020

‘Love Child’: A labor of love 20 years in the making

by Kris Kosaka

Rakuko Rubin's collection of short stories that traverse bicultural themes and universal mileposts in life was translated by her husband, Jay Rubin.

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