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Buddha in the attic left me breathless.
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.
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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.
This is an epic a chronicle a lament a statement.
It is otsuka s second novel.
The buddha in the attic is a list a chant.
With the buddha in the attic julie.
Julie otsuka was born and raised in california.
This is an epic a chronicle a lament a statement.
There were no picture.
A history defined with gestures and with names.
The buddha in the attic was nominated for a national book award for fiction 2011 and won the langum.
With individual and with places.
She received an mfa from columbia university and is a multi award winning author.
At some point you will look for main characters for a focus.
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 novel was published in the united states in august 2011 by the publishing house knopf publishing group.
In this unusual novel every word is substance.
From the outset when we first meet these japanese women some not even in their teens leaving their homes and families.
At some point you will look for main characters for a focus.
A history defined with gestures and with names.
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.
The buddha in the attic is a list a chant.
In this unusual novel every word is substance.
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.
Julie otsuka could be called a woman of few words.