| #3615660 in Books | Rutgers University Press | 1998-10-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.00 x5.75 x.50l, | File type: PDF | 160 pages | ||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Hauntingly beautiful|By AK|Quirky, beautiful stories. Some stories are hauntingly beautiful and stay with you for a long time.|1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| Priceless|By Joyce T|These stories by Japanese American author, Hisaye Yamamoto are beautifully crafted and are from the heart. She really knew how t|From Publishers Weekly|Imbued with the serenity of authority, these stories ably conduct the reader through the Japanese experience in America, from the oil fields of Redondo Beach to the internment camps of WW II, through the lives of young and old as they conf
"Seventeen Syllables and Other Stories" brings together 15 stories that span Hisaye Yamamoto's 40-year career. It was her first book to be published in the U.S. Yamamoto's themes include the cultural conflicts between the first generation, the Issei and their children, the Nisei; coping with prejudice; and the World War II internment of Japanese Americans.
You easily download any file type for your gadget.Seventeen Syllables | Hisaye Yamamoto. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.
