A poignant tale of a Japanese-American family’s internment during WWII, exploring loss and identity.
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A poignant tale of a Japanese-American family’s internment during WWII, exploring loss and identity.
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Julie Otsuka's commanding debut novel paints a portrait of the Japanese internment camps unlike any we have ever seen. With crystalline intensity and precision, Otsuka uses a single family to evoke the deracination--both physical and emotional--of a generation of Japanese Americans. In five chapters, each flawlessly executed from a different point of view--the mother receiving the order to evacuate; the daughter on the long train ride to the c& the son in the desert encampment; the family's retu...
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Sexual content
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No sexual content depicted.
Violence & gore
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Minor references to wartime hardship; no graphic violence.
Profanity
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No profanity or strong language depicted.
Substance use
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No substance use depicted.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQIA+ representation depicted.
Religious content
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No religious themes present.
Magic & witchcraft
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No witchcraft or occult themes depicted.
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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Central themes of wartime internment and racial discrimination.
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted.
Abuse & suffering
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Frequent depiction of systemic suffering due to internment and prejudice.
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