Obasan by Joy Kogawa

Obasan

Written byJoy Kogawa
Narrated byMary Ito
Length9h29m
Release dateJanuary 29, 2019
Languageenglish
★★★★ 4.3 (23 ratings)

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AuthorJoy Kogawa
NarratorMary Ito
Runtime9h29m
PublishedJanuary 29, 2019
Rating★★★★ 4.3 / 5 (23 ratings)
CategoriesLiterature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, World Literature
FormatAudiobook (Digital)
PlatformAudible

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A powerful and passionate novel, Obasan tells, through the eyes of a child, the moving story of Japanese Canadians during the Second World War. Naomi is a sheltered and beloved five-year-old when Pearl Harbor changes her life. Separated from her mother, she watches bewildered as she and her...

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