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The sputnik sweetheart : a novel

Translated by Philip Gabriel

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A male college student falls in love with a woman who, over the years, guides him in her travels, and then disappears without trace. Assisting in the search, he goes home to Japan, where he finally achieves a true understanding of his beloved.

japanese title: Suputoniku no koibito
notes: Japanese title: Suputoniku no koibito
subjects: Businesswomen
Female novelists
Maestros
Missing persons
Teachers
Unrequited love
genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780375411694
OCLC number: 44775221
publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001; Vintage, 2002
publication place: New York
japanese publication date: 1999
english publication date: 2001
document type: Book
description: 210 p. ; 22 cm.