Julie Otsuka: 7 books

Book cover of Quando l'imperatore era un dio
by Julie Otsuka
Language: Italian
Release Date: January 10, 2013

Quando l’imperatore era un dio è il seguito ideale di Venivamo tutte per mare, il romanzo delle giovani donne giapponesi date in moglie a uomini conosciuti solo in fotografia, connazionali già emigrati negli Stati Uniti ai primi del Novecento. Alla voce collettiva, forte e vibrante, che...
Book cover of Quand l'empereur était un dieu
by Julie Otsuka
Language: French
Release Date: August 21, 2014

Berkeley, printemps 1942. Une femme et ses deux enfants se préparent à quitter leur maison. Ils ne savent ni où ils vont, ni ce qui les attend. Ils ont seulement appris qu'ils avaient le droit d'emporter avec eux des draps, des couvertures, du linge de maison, des couverts, des assiettes, des bols,...
Book cover of The Buddha in the Attic
by Julie Otsuka
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2011

Winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award For Fiction National Book Award and Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist A New York Times Notable Book A gorgeous novel by the celebrated author of When the Emperor Was Divine that tells the story of a group of young women brought from Japan to San Francisco...
Book cover of When the Emperor Was Divine
by Julie Otsuka
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007

The debut novel from the PEN/Faulkner Award Winning Author of The Buddha in the Attic On a sunny day in Berkeley, California, in 1942, a woman sees a sign in a post office window, returns to her home, and matter-of-factly begins to pack her family's possessions. Like thousands of other Japanese...
Book cover of Wovon wir träumten
by Julie Otsuka
Language: German
Release Date: August 1, 2013

Ausgezeichnet mit dem PEN / Faulkner Award 2012, dem Prix Femina Etranger 2012 und dem Albatros-Literaturpreis 2014. "Auf dem Schiff waren die meisten von uns Jungfrauen." So beginnt die berührende Geschichte einer Gruppe junger Frauen, die Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts als Picture Brides...
Book cover of Certaines n'avaient jamais vu la mer
by Julie Otsuka
Language: French
Release Date: September 6, 2012

Japon, 1919. Un bateau quitte l’Empire du Levant avec à son bord plusieurs dizaines de jeunes femmes promises à des Japonais travaillant aux États-Unis, toutes mariées par procuration. À la façon d’un chœur antique, leurs voix s'élèvent et racontent leurs misérables vies d’exilées......
Book cover of Venivamo tutte per mare
by Julie Otsuka
Language: Italian
Release Date: January 12, 2012

«Un piccolo romanzo bellissimo che non ci si stanca mai di leggere.» Natalia Aspesi, «Elle» «La verità poetica di una storia rimasta in ombra... un inno all’umanità.» Cinzia Fiori, «Corriere della Sera» «Una scelta narrativa perfetta. Memorabile.» Tiziano Gianotti, «D...
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