The Buddha in the Attic
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The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * PEN/FAULKER AWARD WINNER * The acclaimed author of The Swimmers and When the Emperor Was Divine tells the story of a group of young women brought from Japan to San Francisco as "picture brides" a century ago in this "understated masterpiece ... that unfolds with great emotional power" (San Francisco Chronicle).In eight unforgettable sections, The Buddha in the Attic traces the extraordinary lives of these women, from their arduous journeys by boat, to their arrival in San Francisco and their tremulous first nights as new wives; from their experiences raising children who would later reject their culture and language, to the deracinating arrival of war.
Julie Otsuka has written a spellbinding novel about identity and loyalty, and what it means to be an American in uncertain times.
Julie Otsuka grew up in the state of California. She holds a master's degree in fine arts from Yale University. Columbian in origin. She currently resides in New York City.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780307744425 |
| ISBN 10 | 0307744426 |
| Title | The Buddha in the Attic |
| Author | Julie Otsuka |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2012-03-20 |
| Number of pages | 144 |
| Prizes | Winner of American Academy of Arts and Letters Lit. Award 2012, Winner of PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction 2012, Short-listed for National Book Awards 2011 |
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