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Award-winning author Darcy Tamayose returns with Ezra's Ghosts, a collection of fantastical stories linked by a complex mingling of language and culture, as well as a deep understanding of grief and what it makes of us. Within these pages a scholar writes home from the Ryukyu islands, not knowing that…

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1 author picked Ezra's Ghosts as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Few books from the Asian perspective are from the Ryukyuan (Okinawan, Shimanchu) pov, but this book accomplishes this with an intricate blend of fantastical storytelling. I wish I’d known Darcy when we were looking for essayists for my book!

A profound exploration of grief and cultural identity, the collection is a tapestry of stories that intertwine language, culture, and the deep impacts of loss. Each narrative—ranging from a scholar in the Ryukyu Islands to a spirit observing the aftermath of her death—left me unable to put the book down.

Including an immigrant who sprouts wings and a journalist witnessing the…

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