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Julie otsuka was born and raised in california.
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And though the narrator predicts that it would be only a matter of time until all traces of us were gone in fact the traces of this dark era arguably have remained shaping japanese american and american culture.
This is an epic a chronicle a lament a statement.
From the outset when we first meet these japanese women some not even in their teens leaving their homes and families.
The buddha in the attic follows a group of japanese picture brides who sail to san francisco in 1919 to marry men they only know through exchanging photographs.
This is an epic a chronicle a lament a statement.
Julie otsuka could be called a woman of few words.
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The buddha in the attic is a list a chant.
The buddha in the attic is a 2011 novel written by american author julie otsuka about japanese picture brides immigrating to america in the early 1900s.
T his is a small jewel of a book its planes cut precisely to catch the light so that the sentences shimmer in your mind long after turning the final page.
The buddha in the attic was nominated for a national book award for fiction 2011 and won the langum.
A history defined with gestures and with names.
She received an mfa from columbia university and is a multi award winning author.
The the buddha in the attic community note includes chapter by chapter summary and analysis character list theme list historical context author biography and quizzes written by community members like you.
The buddha in the attic challenges shibboleths about the american immigrant experience illuminating some of its most troubling strands.
With individual and with places.
The buddha in the attic comes in at under 150 pages but she can convey more in this tightly written novel than others could in a tome.
In this unusual novel every word is substance.
With individual and with places.
The buddha in the attic is a list a chant.
Otsuka s first novel when the emperor was divine was based on her family s own experiences of japanese american internment the buddha in the attic was nominated for the national book award in 2011.
Buddha in the attic left me breathless.
The novel was published in the united states in august 2011 by the publishing house knopf publishing group.
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It is otsuka s second novel.
In this unusual novel every word is substance.
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