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20%OFFJulie Otsuka - When the Emperor Was Divine - 9780241963449 - 9780241963449
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When the Emperor Was Divine

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Description for When the Emperor Was Divine paperback. Explored from varying points of view - the mother receiving the order to evacuate; the daughter on the long train journey; the son in the desert encampment; the family's return home; and the bitter release of their father after four years in captivity, this book tells of an incarceration that can alter their lives for ever. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 148.

'A compelling, powerful portrait of a terrible endurance. Terrific' The Times

Four months after Pearl Harbor, signs begin appearing up and down the West Coast instructing all persons of Japanese ancestry to report to 'assembly centers'. For one family - reclassified, virtually overnight, as unwelcome enemies - it is the beginning of a nightmare of oppression and alienation that will alter their lives forever.

There is the mother, reeling from the order to 'evacuate', and the daughter, travelling on the long train journey away from freedom. There is the son, who struggles to adapt to their new life ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780241963449
SKU
9780241963449
Shipping Time
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About Julie Otsuka
Julie Otsuka was born and raised in California. She pursued a career as a painter for several years before turning to fiction writing at age 30. She is the author of When the Emperor Was Divine, which was longlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction, The Buddha in the Attic, which won the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction in 2012, and ... Read more

Reviews for When the Emperor Was Divine
A remarkable, beautifully written story of panic, prejudice and shame ... outstandingly accomplished and moving
Sunday Telegraph
An intense jewel of a book written with clarity and beauty
Marie Claire
Vindicates the suffering of the Japanese in America . . . a blistering first novel
The Times Literary Supplement
A compelling, powerful portrait of ... Read more

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