Friend: A Novel, The Marine Biology Interpreted with a spirit of

Interpreted with a spirit of generous humor and joyous adventure

the book takes inspiration from the iconic locations the infamous gang inhabits

he arrived there to work as a laborer in the preparations for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and ended his days living in the vast homeless village in the park

church burnings and bombings by anti-Black racists continued

Friend: A Novel, The Marine Biology Interpreted with a spirit ofWhen a woman unexpectedly loses her lifelong best friend and mentor, she finds herself burdened with the unwanted dog he has left behind. Her own battle against grief is intensified by the mute suffering of the dog, a huge Great Dane traumatized by the inexplicable disappearance of its master, and by the threat of eviction dogs are prohibited in her apartment building. While others worry that grief has made her a victim of magical thinking, the woman