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A quietly daring exploration of art, family, culture, and conscience, as three generations of women, American and Japanese, face a strained reunion in pre-World War II Japan. Etsuko and her six-year-old motherless niece return from jazz-age Seattle to the ancient Japanese household of Etsuko's... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Hanae: Add a description of this character.
- Chie
- Naomi
- Akira Shinoda
- Mari
- Masao Matsunaga
- Tadao
- Mrs. Moritomi
- Mr. Tanida
- Mrs. Kawai
- Etsuko
- Mama
- Fumiko
- Viktor
- Sensei Matsunaga
- Kenji
- Mr. Hashimoto
- Shigeo
- Kan
- Mrs. Sone
- Machi
- Makiko
- Sato
- Sachiko
- Teddy
- Mr. Ishigawa
- Goro
First Sentence edit
It has been said that at any given moment, sixty percent of Japanese are involved in writing a novel.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Lydia Y. Minatoya (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1999
ISBN: 0684853620
Page Count: 384
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1999
ISBN: 0684853620
Page Count: 384
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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