A Gesture Life
by:
Chang-rae Lee (author)
The riveting story of a Japanese immigrant who leads a proper, decorous life in a New York suburb. As his life slowly unravels, he is transported back to his days as a medic in the Japanese army in World War II, and his obsessive love of a young comfort woman.
The riveting story of a Japanese immigrant who leads a proper, decorous life in a New York suburb. As his life slowly unravels, he is transported back to his days as a medic in the Japanese army in World War II, and his obsessive love of a young comfort woman.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781573228282 (1573228281)
Publish date: October 1st 2000
Publisher: Riverhead Trade
Pages no: 368
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
Academic,
School,
Literature,
Cultural,
Book Club,
Historical Fiction,
Literary Fiction,
War,
Asian Literature,
Asia,
Japan
Sad, but moving. I grew attached to the main character, but also had a hard time fully understanding him, as he had difficulty understanding himself.
Excellent. Two thumbs up.
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