Julie Otsuka
2books in our library
Genres:Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Books by Julie Otsuka
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When the Emperor Was Divine
by Julie Otsuka
Fiction
Historical Fiction
3.8(17,839)
A Japanese American family navigates internment during WWII, showing the quiet devastation of shattered lives through moments of forced displacement and the bitter aftermath of their return.
The Buddha in the Attic
by Julie Otsuka
Fiction
Literary Fiction
3.6(42,891)
A chorus of Japanese picture brides narrates their collective journey from hopeful arrivals in California to the silent struggles of assimilation, labor, motherhood, and the eventual, devastating erasure of their dreams by a foreign land and war.