A Japanese novelist and his wife move to America, leaving the children behind. It befalls to the eldest daughter to look after a younger sister and a handicapped brother. The novel is a memoir of her experience.
| japanese title: | Shizuka-na-seikatsu |
| notes: | Japanese title: Shizuka-na-seikatsu. Contents: A quiet life, Abandoned children of this planet, The guide (Stalker), A robot’s nightmare, Sadness of the novel, Diary as home |
| subjects: | Families, Japan, Fiction |
| genre: | Fiction |
| ISBN: | 9780802115973 |
| OCLC number: | 246980424 |
| publisher: | Grove Press |
| publication place: | New York |
| japanese publication date: | 1990 |
| english publication date: | 1996 |
| document type: | Book |
| description: | 240 p. ; 22 cm. |