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Based on the author's own experiences, this story of the evacuation, relocation, and dispersal of Canadian citizens of Japanese ancestry during WWII is "a tour de force, a deeply felt novel, brilliantly poetic in its sensibility" (The New York Times Book Review)
 
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Memories that cannot--and should not--be forgotten

Date of Review:  Nov 4, 2006
The Bottom Line: Treatment of Japanese-Canadians (during and after WWII) by the Canadian government in British Columbia, as seen through the eyes of a child. A strong, yet understated, indictment of racism.
Review: Naomi Nakane, an elementary school teacher in her 30s, receives news of her uncle's death. Her aunt, the titular Obasan, who had brought up Naomi and her brother Stephen, is now on her own. Naomi visits her and finds her very frail and distressed,...
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  5.0

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Authors Joy Kogawa
Fiction Genre History
Fiction Subgenre Unknown
Awards 1983 American Book Award

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  Kirkus: "A poignant, painful story, recollected with vivid, sparely evocative details."

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  Format: Audio - Audio Cassette
Publisher: Goose Lane Editions (April 01, 2001)
Measurements: 5.5"(h) x 4.25"(w) x 1.5"(d), 0.5 lbs.
ISBN: 9780864923042
 
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