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Miri Yū
Miri Yū is a Japanese author. Her novel, Tokyo Ueno Station, explores themes of homelessness and social inequality in contemporary Japan. Yū's writing often focuses on the lives of marginalized individuals.
The End of August
In 1930s Japanese-occupied Korea, a running prodigy faces a difficult choice: compete in the Tokyo Olympics under the Japanese flag. Decades later, his granddaughter, living in Japan, seeks to connect with his spirit through a shamanic ritual. When the ghosts of her grandfather, his brother, and a young neighbor who endured wartime atrocities appear, she must piece together their past to bring them peace.