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Marie Mutsuki Mockett

Marie Mutsuki Mockett
Marie Mutsuki Mockett is the author of a previous novel, Picking Bones from Ash, and two books of nonfiction, American Harvest, which won the Nebraska Book Award, and Where the Dead Pause, and the Japanese Say Goodbye, which was a finalist for the PEN Open Book Award.


The Tale of Genji: A Visual Journey Through the World’s First Novel

Marie Mutsuki Mockett on Japan’s National Literary Treasure
March 12, 2024  By Marie Mutsuki Mockett
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Is There a Better Way for the Left to Talk About American Christianity?

Marie Mutsuki Mockett on the Intersection of Justice and Faith
June 24, 2020  By Marie Mutsuki Mockett
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What Two Imaginary Cats Tell Us About Who We Are (and How We’re Different)

Marie Mutsuki Mockett on the Chaos of Feline Energy
April 7, 2020  By Marie Mutsuki Mockett
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On Innocence, Internment, and Resistance with an Open Heart

Marie Mutsuki Mockett Writes to Her Young Son
December 8, 2016  By Marie Mutsuki Mockett
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Our Fairy Tales Ourselves: Storytelling From East to West

Marie Mutsuki Mockett on What a Story Can Be
January 27, 2016  By Marie Mutsuki Mockett
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