When the emperor was divine : a novel
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Published
New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 2002.
Format
Books
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
141 pages ; 19 cm.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 5
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Status
Plaistow Public Library
FIC OTS
1 available
FIC OTS
1 available
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Published
New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 2002.
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 5, 5 Points
Level 5, 5 Points
Notes
Description
Julie Otsuka's commanding debut novel paints a portrait of the Japanese internment camps unlike any we have ever seen. With crystalline intensity and precision, Otsuka uses a single family to evoke the deracination-both physical and emotional-of a generation of Japanese Americans. In five chapters, each flawlessly executed from a different point of view-the mother receiving the order to evacuate; the daughter on the long train ride to the camp; the son in the desert encampment; the family's return to their home; and the bitter release of the father after more than four years in captivity-she has created a small tour de force, a novel of unrelenting economy and suppressed emotion. Spare, intimate, arrestingly understated, When the Emperor Was Divine is a haunting evocation of a family in wartime and an unmistakably resonant lesson for our times. It heralds the arrival of a singularly gifted new novelist.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Otsuka, J. (2002). When the emperor was divine: a novel . Knopf : Distributed by Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Otsuka, Julie, 1962-. 2002. When the Emperor Was Divine: A Novel. Knopf : Distributed by Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Otsuka, Julie, 1962-. When the Emperor Was Divine: A Novel Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 2002.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Otsuka, Julie. When the Emperor Was Divine: A Novel Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 2002.
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