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Obasan.

by KOGAWA, Joy

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  • Hardcover
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About This Item

(Toronto): Lester & Orpen Dennys, (1981). First edition. Octavo, tan boards, pp. 250. Inscribed by the book's publisher, Louise Dennys, to poet Richard Outram and his wife, artist Barbara Howard. Near fine in dust jacket (small tear at base of spine)..

Synopsis

Obasan is a novel by the Japanese-Canadian author Joy Kogawa. First published by Lester and Orpen Dennys in 1981, it chronicles Canada's internment and persecution of its citizens of Japanese descent during World War II from the perspective of a young child. This book is often required reading for university English courses on Canadian Literature as well as in Ethnic Studies and Asian American Literature courses in the United States. In 2005, it was the One Book, One Vancouver selection.

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Bookseller
Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB CA (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #
13860
Title
Obasan.
Author
KOGAWA, Joy
Book Condition
Used
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
(Toronto): Lester & Orpen Dennys, (1981). First edition.
Keywords
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Fine
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Jacket
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Inscribed
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First Edition
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Octavo
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