Ana Johns
Auteur de The Woman in the White Kimono
1 oeuvres 194 utilisateurs 16 critiques
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Partage des connaissances
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Lieux de résidence
- Lake Michigan, Wisconsin, USA
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The Woman in the White Kimono: A Novel par Ana Johns
(Perhaps it was the voice of one of the readers that makes me give a lower score…. ) Japan, 1957. Seventeen year old Nabokov Nakamura’s prearranged marriage to the son of her father’s business associate would secure her family’s status in their traditional Japanese community, but Naoko has fallen for another man-an American sailor, a gaijin- and to marry him would bring great shame to their entire family. When it is learned that Naoko Carrie’s the sailor’s baby, she is cast out.
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creighley | 15 autres critiques | Nov 23, 2022 | This book centers around the relationship between an American serviceman in Japan in the 1950s and the Japanese woman he marries against her family's wishes. When he is sent away, he is unable to return. He marries back in the US, and as he is dying, he tells his daughter about the life he had before he married her mother. Tori goes in search of the Japanese woman and possibly the sister she thinks she has. I learned so much about Japanese culture during this time period. It was close to my heart since my brother-in-law was born during this time to a Japanese mother and an American father, although he was born and raised in the US since she knew neither of them would be accepted in Japan. I didn't realize that mixed race babies were actually killed during this time period. I thoroughly enjoyed this book about a disturbing time in history and a daughter's search to understand her father.… (plus d'informations)
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hobbitprincess | 15 autres critiques | May 27, 2022 | As a first novel, this one has some weaknesses. But it is an admirable effort and is a beautifully well told story. It is told in two distinct voices that move back and forth in time, and the historical setting is very well drawn. The modern day voice is the device through which the story is told, but the historical voices are better written. Definitely worth a read.
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SBLincoln | 15 autres critiques | Dec 14, 2021 | Sad book but at least it did not sugar coat events.
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shazjhb | 15 autres critiques | Sep 2, 2021 | Vous aimerez peut-être aussi
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 1
- Membres
- 194
- Popularité
- #112,877
- Évaluation
- 3.9
- Critiques
- 16
- ISBN
- 25
- Langues
- 7