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Go: A Coming of Age Novel
Contributor(s): Kaneshiro, Kazuki (Author), Nieda, Takami (Translator)
ISBN: 1542046181     ISBN-13: 9781542046183
Publisher: Amazon Crossing
OUR PRICE:   $13.46  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: August 2018
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Temporarily out of stock - Will ship within 2 to 5 weeks
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Literary
- Young Adult Fiction | Coming Of Age
- Young Adult Fiction | People & Places - Asia
Dewey: 895.636
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.4" W x 8.1" (0.40 lbs) 172 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age
- Cultural Region - Japanese
 
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Publisher Description:

A Freeman Award Winner for Young Adult Literature

For two teens, falling in love is going to make a world of difference in this beautifully translated, bold, and endearing novel about love, loss, and the pain of racial discrimination.

As a Korean student in a Japanese high school, Sugihara has had to defend himself against all kinds of bullies. But nothing could have prepared him for the heartache he feels when he falls hopelessly in love with a Japanese girl named Sakurai. Immersed in their shared love for classical music and foreign movies, the two gradually grow closer and closer.

One night, after being hit by personal tragedy, Sugihara reveals to Sakurai that he is not Japanese--as his name might indicate.

Torn between a chance at self-discovery that he's ready to seize and the prejudices of others that he can't control, Sugihara must decide who he wants to be and where he wants to go next. Will Sakurai be able to confront her own bias and accompany him on his journey?

Contributor Bio(s): Kaneshiro, Kazuki: - Kazuki Kaneshiro graduated from Keio University and made his literary debut with Revolution No. 3 in 1998, winning the Shosetsu Gendai Prize for New Writers. In 2000, Kaneshiro won the Naoki Prize for GO, which tackles issues of ethnicity and discrimination in Japanese society. The novel's film adaptation went on to win every major award in Japan in 2002. Many of his works have been made into films or manga, and Kaneshiro has been adept at working synergistically across multiple formats and genres, writing the original concepts and scripts for the TV series SP and CRISIS.