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Winner of the pen faulkner award for fiction national book award and los angeles times book prize finalist a new york times notable book a gorgeous novel by the celebrated author of when the emperor was divine that tells the story of a group of young women brought from japan to san francisco as picture brides nearly a century ago.

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Her books are known for calling attention to the plight of japanese americans throughout world war ii she did not live through the japanese internment period but her mother uncle and two grandparents did which gives otsuka a unique and personal perspective on the. 22 julie otsuka was born in palo alto descended from japanese immigrants whose dreams were shattered during the opening. Published in 2011 the book was nominated for the national book award for fiction and won both the langum prize for american historical fiction and the pen faulkner award for fiction. The buddha in the attic was nominated for a national book award for fiction 2011 and won the langum.

Julie otsuka was born and raised in california. The buddha in the attic by julie otsuka alfred a. It s a searing insight into an entire community of innocent and naïve japanese women who arrived in california after world war i with dreams of their new american life that would soon be cruelly shattered. Overall i think the buddha in the attic by julie otsuka was an important book to add to my reading challenge list for california.

It is otsuka s second novel. It was a less traditional style than most of the books we ve read both in terms of the first person plural and the resulting non linear story. The novel was published in the united states in august 2011 by the publishing house knopf publishing group. Otsuka is known for her historical fiction novels dealing with japanese americans.

Julie otsuka adroitly uses the tense to great effect in her latest book the buddha in the attic. 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. Her second novel the buddha in the attic was nominated for the 2011 national book award. The buddha in the attic by japanese american author julie otsuka is a fictional novel about japanese brides emigrating to the united states in the first decades of the twentieth century.

In eight unforgettable sections the buddha in the attic. 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.