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When the Emperor Was Divine

Pages
143
Published
2002
Language
English

Synopsis

During World War II, a Japanese American family is forced from their California home and sent to an internment camp in the Utah desert. Told from the perspectives of four family members, this novel details their experiences of displacement and confinement. It's a story about resilience and the search for normalcy in the face of injustice.

How it reads

Prose complexity 7/10
Content warnings (1)
Trauma

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