Books like The Art of Being Alone
The Art of Being Alone by Shuntarō Tanikawa reads as contemplative, reflective. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
Late in the Day
Ursula K. Le Guin · 2015
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69% genome match
Given Sugar, Given Salt
Jane Hirshfield · 2001
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70% genome match
The rain in the trees
W. S. Merwin · 1987
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70% genome match
Butterfly Valley
Inger Christensen · 1991
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69% genome match
A Map to the Next World
Joy Harjo · 2000
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69% genome match
The Door
Margaret Atwood · 2007
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69% genome match
This Same Sky
Naomi Shihab Nye · 1992
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69% genome match
The seven ages
Louise Glück · 2001
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69% genome match
The white pony
Robert Payne · 1947
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78% genome match
Tao te Ching
老子 · 1842
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69% genome match
I'm in Charge of Celebrations
Byrd Baylor · 1986
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69% genome match
Chinese poems
Arthur Waley · 1946
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74% genome match
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