Magokoro

"I know you won't read this letter. I know with equal certainty that it's important that you receive it." Osamu, a master calligrapher, spent his life writing letters for others. He only wrote one personal letter: to his daughter Haru. A letter she kept unopened. She didn't need to read it. He didn't write it for her to read. Magōkoro means to give sincerely, without intention or interest. To give wholeheartedly. This novel is precisely a magnificent exercise in conveying this Japanese principle: a total act of selflessness and compassion.