Obasan
by Joy Kogawa
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- Paperback
- Condition
- Used:Good
- ISBN 10
- 0879234911
- ISBN 13
- 9780879234911
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Obasan is a novel by the Japanese-Canadian author Joy Kogawa. First published by Lester and Orpen Dennys in 1981, it chronicles Canada's internment and persecution of its citizens of Japanese descent during World War II from the perspective of a young child. This book is often required reading for university English courses on Canadian Literature as well as in Ethnic Studies and Asian American Literature courses in the United States. In 2005, it was the One Book, One Vancouver selection.
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- Ergodebooks (US)
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- DADAX0879234911
- Title
- Obasan
- Author
- Joy Kogawa
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used:Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0879234911
- ISBN 13
- 9780879234911
- Publisher
- David R Godine Pub
- Place of Publication
- Boston, Ma, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1984-04-01
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