“Julie Otsuka’s much-awaited second novel is a spare, poetic work told from the points of view of a wave of female immigrants. The author takes a risk, perhaps inspired by her real-life subjects, that more than pays off. We meet these women in their homes before they cross the ocean as Japanese picture brides, get to know them as individuals and as a group, and ride their wave of experiences until they are evacuated and incarcerated as World War II-era, West Coast, Japanese Americans. Lifted into the realm of art by powerful, incantatory prose, this novel is both inspired and unforgettable.”—Karen, Elliott Bay Book Company, Seattle. Buy The Buddha In the Attic from Elliott Bay Book Company.
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The Buddha In the Attic by Julie Otsuka
September 17, 2011