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  2. Sep 19, 2016 · Kyoko Mori is the author of nonfiction books, Yarn; Polite Lies; and The Dream of Water, and novels, Stone Field, True Arrow; One Bird; and Shizuko's Daughter.

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      Kyoko Mori is an international treasure. Reading Cat and...

  3. Kyoko Mori is an international treasure. Reading Cat and Bird reconfirms what Plotinus wrote, that each of us is on the ‘flight of the alone.’ This memoir, which essentially covers Kyoko’s entire life, is an intimate treatise on the art of solitude, but solitude with beloved cats.

  4. Examine the life, times, and work of Kyoko Mori through detailed author biographies on eNotes. Mori contributes to a growing body of literature that attempts to reconcile memories and...

  5. Kyoko Mori. Kyoko Mori was born in Kobe, Japan, in 1957. As a young girl, she learned numerous ways to be creative, including drawing, sewing, and writing, from her mother and her mother's family. From those family members, Mori says, "I came to understand the magic of transformation — a limitless possibility of turning nothing into something."

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    Cat and Bird: a memoir.Belt Publishing (2024) Yarn: Remembering the Way Home. Gemmamedia Book (2010) Polite Lies: on Being a Woman Caught between Cultures. Henry Holt (1998); Fawcett (1999) The Dream of Water. Henry Holt (1994); Fawcett (1995)

    Barn Cat. Gemmamedia Books (2013) Stone Field, True Arrow. Metropolitan (2000); Picador USA (2001) One Bird. Henry Holt (1995); Fawcett (1996) Shizuko’s Daughter. Henry Holt (1993); Fawcett (1994)

    "Magic Garments," "Dressed to Kill," Conjunctions “Pet Grief,” “Yarn,” Harvard Review “Cat and Bird,” “Between the Forest and the Well,” Conjunctions “Alone in the Garden,” Washingtonian “The Pleasure of Letting Go,” Ploughshares “Pullovers,” the American Scholar “Shawls,” the Missouri Review

  6. Kyoko Mori Biography. poet, novelist, and nonfiction writer. Born: 1957. Birthplace: Kobe, Japan. A Japanese-American poet, novelist, and nonfiction writer, Mori was raised in Kobe, Japan, and, inspired by her mother and grandfather, began to write in both Japanese and English at an early age.

  7. Jan 1, 1998 · Kyoko Mori grew up in Japan and moved to the U.S. for college, making her home in Green Bay, Wisconsin. This collection "Polite Lies," explores components of both cultures--language, roles in family and community, career expectations, marriage--with a lens toward expectations placed on women.