| The Buddha in the Attic Contributor(s): Otsuka, Julie (Author) |
|
 |
ISBN: 0307744426 ISBN-13: 9780307744425 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $14.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Family Life - General - Fiction | Cultural Heritage |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Pen/Faulkner Award - Fiction |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 5.18" W x 8.02" (0.32 lbs) 144 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Family - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Northern California - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast - Ethnic Orientation - Japanese - Geographic Orientation - California - Locality - San Francisco, California |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 164862 Reading Level: 6.0 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: NATIONAL BESTSELLER - National Book Award Finalist - Winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award The acclaimed author of 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. |