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The Buddha in the attic  Cover Image Book Book

The Buddha in the attic / Julie Otsuka.

Summary:

Presents the stories of six Japanese mail-order brides whose new lives in early twentieth-century San Francisco are marked by backbreaking migrant work, cultural struggles, children who reject their heritage, and the prospect of wartime internment.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780307700001
  • ISBN: 0307700003
  • Physical Description: 129 pages ; 20 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.

Content descriptions

Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader UG 6.0 6 6 164862
Awards Note:
National Book Awards finalist (Fiction), 2011
Subject: Mail order brides > Fiction.
Japanese > California > Fiction.
San Francisco (Calif.) > History > 20th century > Fiction.
Literary prizes.

Available copies

  • 5 of 5 copies available at Lehigh Carbon Library Cooperative.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Emmaus Public Library FIC OTSUKA, JULIE (Text) 36446001760745 Adult Fiction Available -
Lower Macungie Library FIC OTS (Text) 33400001081135 Adult Fiction Available -
Parkland Community Library F OTS (Text) 34422006585158 Adult Fiction Available -
Southern Lehigh Public Library FIC OTS (Text)
Bookplate: This book was purchased in honor of Thomas and Katherine Pillitteri for their donation to the Southern Lehigh Public Library Helping Hands Campaign 2011.
30044100567462 Adult Fiction Available -
Dimmick Main Library F OTS (Text) 30444100180268 Balcony Available -


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