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Obasan
by Kogawa, Joy
- Used
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0879234911
- ISBN 13
- 9780879234911
- Seller
-
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
David R Godine Pub. Used - Very Good. May have light to moderate shelf wear and/or a remainder mark. Complete. Clean pages.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Magers and Quinn Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 629558
- Title
- Obasan
- Author
- Kogawa, Joy
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0879234911
- ISBN 13
- 9780879234911
- Publisher
- David R Godine Pub
- Place of Publication
- Boston, Ma, U.s.a.
- This edition first published
- 1984-04
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Magers and Quinn Booksellers
Biblio member since 2006
Minneapolis, Minnesota
About Magers and Quinn Booksellers
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- Remainder Mark
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- PUB
- Common abbreviation for 'published'
- Shelf Wear
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