When the emperor was divine
a novel
by Julie Otsuka
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Otsuka's commanding debut novel paints a portrait of the Japanese internment camps unlike any previously written--a haunting evocation of a family in wartime and an unmistakably resonant lesson for our times.
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Japanese Americans, Internment, WWII, California, Utah, Américains d'origine japonaise, Camps de concentration, Concentration camp inmates, Concentration camps, Domestic fiction, Détenus de camp de concentration, Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945, Familles américaines d'origine japonaise, Fiction, Historical fiction, Japanese American families, Roman familial, Roman historique, Romans, nouvelles, World War, 1939-1945, Évacuation et relogement, 1942-1945, Large type books, Fiction, historical, Fiction, war & military, California, fiction, Japanese americans, fiction, World war, 1939-1945, fiction, Fiction, historical, general, War stories, Evacuation and relocation of Japanese Americans (United States : 1942-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01801850, World War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924, Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945, Internment camps, Nazi concentration camps, Japanese americans, Wwii, Japanese american families, World war, 1939-1945Places
California, United States; Utah, United States;Times
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When the emperor was divine: a novel
2003, Random House Large Print
in English
- 1st large print ed.
0375432787 9780375432781
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When the emperor was divine: a novel
2003, Anchor Books, Anchor
in English
- 1st Anchor Books ed.
0385721811 9780385721813
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When the emperor was divine: a novel
2002, Knopf, Distributed by Random House
in English
- 1st ed.
0375414290 9780375414299
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When the emperor was divine: a novel
2002, Knopf, Distributed by Random House
in English
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Tennō ga kami datta koro: When the emperor was divine
2002, Ātisuto Hausu, Hatsubaimoto Kadokawa Shoten
in Japanese
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(From Wikipedia) "When the Emperor was Divine is a historical fiction novel written by American author Julie Otsuka about a Japanese American family sent to an internment camp in the Utah desert during World War II. The novel, loosely based on the wartime experiences of Otsuka's mother's family, is written through the perspective of four family members, detailing their eviction from California and their time in camp. It is Otsuka's debut novel, and was published in the United States in 2002 by Alfred A. Knopf."
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