In eight incantatory sections the buddha in the attic traces the picture brides extraordinary lives from their arduous journey.
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The buddha in the attic julie otsuka 2011 knopf doubleday 144 pp.
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In class introduction supplements literary and historical focus photographs of japanese picture brides arriving in california map of japan photograph of otsuka family in an internment camp timeline of japanese immigration 3.
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Julie otsuka s long awaited follow up to when the emperor was divine is a tour de force of economy and precision a novel that tells the story of a group of young women brought from japan to san francisco as picture brides nearly a century ago.
The buddha in the attic is narrated in the first person plural i e told from the point of view of a group of women rather than an individual.
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