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Obasan
by Kogawa, Joy
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0919630421
- ISBN 13
- 9780919630420
- Seller
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Toronto, ON: Lester & Orpen Dennys, 1981. Soft cover. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; very minimal wear; "A powerful and passionate novel that tells, through the eyes of a young girl, the moving story of the Japanese Canadians during World War II.
Synopsis
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Werdz Quality Used Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001800
- Title
- Obasan
- Author
- Kogawa, Joy
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0919630421
- ISBN 13
- 9780919630420
- Publisher
- Lester & Orpen Dennys
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, ON
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- CANADIAN FICTION JAPANESE CANADIANS EVACUATION AND RELOCATION INTERNMENT WWII WORLD WAR TWO CANADA
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Werdz Quality Used Books
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.