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Number9Dream

Number9Dream

by David Mitchell

2001Fiction, generalFathers and sons, fictionTokyo (japan), fictionBirthfathersChildren of prostitutes
4.0
Open Library
Open Library

First lines

We are both busy people, so let's cut the small talk.

We are both busy people, so let's cut the small talk.

About this book

At age twenty, Eiji goes to Tokyo to search for the wealthy father he's never known. He stumbles upon the hidden power centers of the Japanese underworld and instead of finding his father, finds himself.

Themes & subjects

Fiction, generalFathers and sons, fictionTokyo (japan), fictionBirthfathersChildren of prostitutesFathers and sons
First published 2001

Setting

Tokyo (Japan)

About the author

David Mitchell
David Mitchell

12 Jan 1969

David Stephen Mitchell (born 12 January 1969) is an English novelist, television writer, and screenwriter. He has written nine novels, two of which, *number9dream* (2001) and *Cloud Atlas* (2004), were shortlisted for the Booker Prize. He has also written articles for several newspapers, most notably for *The Guardian*, and translated books about autism from Japanese to English. **Source**: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Mitchell_(author)" target="blanck">David Mithchell</a> on Wikipedia

Author

David Mitchell

First published

2001

Pages

400

Read time

≈ 10h

Editions

13

Language

English

Publisher

Hodder & Stoughton

ISBN

9781844568840

Where to buy

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