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The Buddha in the attic  Cover Image Book Book

The Buddha in the attic / Julie Otsuka.

Summary:

Eight young women who are brought from Japan to San Francisco as "picture brides" in the early twentieth century and struggle to adapt to their new husbands, language, and culture and raise children who reject their heritage and history.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780307744425
  • ISBN: 0307744426
  • Physical Description: 129 pages ; 21 cm
  • Edition: First Anchor Books edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Anchor Books, 2012.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Publisher, publishing date and paging may vary.
Citation/References Note:
Wilson's Fiction, January 2012
Library Journal Starred, August 2011
Booklist starred, August 2011
New York Times, August 2011
Kirkus Review, May 2011
Publishers Weekly Annex, July 2011
Wilson's Fiction
Library Journal Starred
Booklist starred
Target Audience Note:
Adult Follett Library Resources.
Adult.
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR UG 6 6 164862.
Subject: Mail order brides > Fiction.
Japanese > California > Fiction.
San Francisco (Calif.) > History > 20th century > Fiction.
San Francisco (Calif.) > History > Fiction.
Genre: Novels.
Historical fiction.

Available copies

  • 16 of 17 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Doniphan-Ripley County.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 17 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Doniphan-Ripley - Naylor Library F OTSUK (Text)
DONATION: Donated by Dr. Charles Marlin
38421100466196 Adult Fiction Available -


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