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Julie Otsuka
Julie Otsuka is the author of The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2012. Her writing often explores themes of community and identity.
When the Emperor Was Divine
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.
Genres
Américains d'origine japonaiseCaliforniaCamps de concentrationConcentration camp inmatesConcentration campsDétenus de camp de concentrationEvacuation and relocation, 1942-1945Evacuation and relocation of Japanese Americans (United States : 1942-1945)Évacuation Et Relogement, 1942-1945Familles américaines d'origine japonaise