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description: A beloved and bestselling classic in Japan this groundbreaking tale of a dead soul who gets a second chance is now available in English for the very first time.Congratulations you've won the lottery! shouts the angel Prapura to a formless soul. The soul hasn't been kicked out of the cycle of rebirth just yethe's been given a second chance. He must recall the biggest mistake of his past life while on 'homestay' in the body of fourteen-year-old Makoto Kobayashi who has just committed suicide. It looks like Makoto doesn't have a single friend and his family don't seem to care about him at all. But as the soul begins to live Makoto's life on his own terms he grows closer to the family and the people around him and sees their true colors more clearly shedding light on Makoto's misunderstandings.Since its initial release over twenty years ago Colorful has become a part of the literary canon not only in Japanwhere it has sold over a million copiesbut around the world having been translated into several different languages. Now Eto Mori's beloved classic is finally available in English.
language: English
title: Colorful
publisher: Counterpoint Press