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Snow Falling on Cedars
David Guterson
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Description for Snow Falling on Cedars
Paperback. The classic, worldwide bestseller from the author of East of the Mountains. With an introduction by Nicholas Evans Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 296. 432 pages. The classic, worldwide bestseller from the author of East of the Mountains. With an introduction by Nicholas Evans. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 28. Weight: 300.
In 1954 a fisherman is found dead in the nets of his boat, and a local Japanese-American man is charged with his murder. In the course of his trial, it becomes clear that what is at stake is more than one man's guilt. For on San Piedro, memories grow as thickly as cedar trees and the fields of ripe strawberries - memories of a charmed love affair between a white boy and a Japanese girl; memories of land desired, paid for, and lost. Above all, San Piedro is haunted by the memory of what happened to its Japanese residents during ... Read more
In 1954 a fisherman is found dead in the nets of his boat, and a local Japanese-American man is charged with his murder. In the course of his trial, it becomes clear that what is at stake is more than one man's guilt. For on San Piedro, memories grow as thickly as cedar trees and the fields of ripe strawberries - memories of a charmed love affair between a white boy and a Japanese girl; memories of land desired, paid for, and lost. Above all, San Piedro is haunted by the memory of what happened to its Japanese residents during ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781408801406
SKU
V9781408801406
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About David Guterson
David Guterson is the author of the novels Snow Falling on Cedars, East of the Mountains and Our Lady of the Forest; a collection of short stories, The Country Ahead Of Us, The Country Behind, and of the non-fiction book Family Matters: Why Home Schooling Makes Sense. Snow Falling on Cedars won the PEN/ Faulkner Award. David Guterson lives in ... Read more
Reviews for Snow Falling on Cedars
'This is classic whodunnit territory but Guterson's fiercely intelligent and moving novel is far more than a murder mystery ... Guterson has written a novel about the human condition that marvellously combines tenderness and excitement' The Times 'A skilfully constructed, deeply affecting story of love and death ... This is a hugely attractive book, written in clipped elegant prose' Sunday ... Read more