Ralph F. McCarthy books

Blue Bamboo: Japanese Tales of Fantasy (2001)

I wish that I could hand a teenaged Mariel a copy of Osamu Dazai's Blue Bamboo: Japanese Tales of Fantasy. I would now say, "You were here for me." I'm unsure where the nostalgic feelings are coming from, not knowing what is Dazai and what is his own growing (up or down?). Maybe the believing sus...