Summer at Mount Asama by Masashi Matsuie #literature From tiny rice seeds and

From tiny rice seeds and fossil fuel free steel to grazing elk and carbon-capturing seagrass meadows

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The Last of Earth is a richly historical novel about the nuances and prejudices of the past

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Summer at Mount Asama by Masashi Matsuie #literature From tiny rice seeds andThe Japanese novel comes of age in this gripping story of love, art and life as a group of architects competes to design the new National Library of Modern Literature in Tokyo. In 1980s Japan, newly graduated Toru Sakanishi joins a small, prestigious architecture firm founded by a former student of Frank Lloyd Wright. As the sweltering summer months approach, the team migrates from the bustling centre of Tokyo to the beautiful rural surroundings of