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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.
Julie otsuka s the buddha in the attic the follow up to when the emperor was divine was shortlisted for the 2011 national book award for fiction and the 2011 los angeles times book prize and winner of the pen faulkner award for fiction 2012.
The first edition of the novel was published in august 2011 and was written by julie otsuka.
With the buddha in the attic julie.
It is otsuka s second novel.
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.
Instead we get to experience the lives of japanese mail order brides from their ship.
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.
The main characters of this historical historical fiction story are.
Buddha in the attic left me breathless.
In eight unforgettable sections the buddha in the attic.
Julie otsuka could be called a woman of few words.
The book was published in multiple languages including english consists of 129 pages and is available in hardcover format.
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The novel was published in the united states in august 2011 by the publishing house knopf publishing group.
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.
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The buddha in the attic is a unique book there is no single perspective or central cast of characters.