Brazil-Maru

Karen Tei Yamashita

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Coffee House Press
02 January 2018

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Political & legal thriller; Fantasy; Politics & government

""Immensely entertaining."" -Newsday

""Poignant and remarkable."" -Philadelphia Inquirer

""Warm, compassionate, engaging, and thought-provoking."" -Washington Post

""With a subtle ominousness, Yamashita sets up her hopeful, prideful characters-and, in the process, the entire genre of pioneer lit-for a fall."" -Village Voice

""A splendid multi-generational novel . . . rich in history and character."" -San Francisco Chronicle

Particularly insightful."" -Library Journal

""Informative and timely."" -Kirkus

""Yamashita's heightened sense of passion and absurdity, and respect for inevitability and personality, infuse this engrossing multigenerational immigrant saga with energy, affection, and humor."" -Booklist

""This enriching novel introduces Western readers to an unusual cultural experiment, and makes vivid a crucial chapter in Japanese assimilation into the West."" -Publishers Weekly

The story of an idealistic band of Japanese immigrants, who arrive in Brazil in 1925 to carve a utopia out of the jungle. The dream of creating a new world, the cost of idealism, the symbiotic tie between a people and the land they settle, and the changes demanded by a new generation, all collide in this multigenerational saga.

Karen Tei Yamashita is the author of Through the Arc of the Rain Forest, Brazil-Maru, Tropic of Orange, Circle K Cycles, I Hotel, and Anime Wong, all published by Coffee House Press. I Hotel was selected as a finalist for the National Book Award and awarded the California Book Award, the American Book Award, the Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association Award, and the Association for Asian American Studies Book Award.

By: Karen Tei Yamashita
Imprint: Coffee House Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781566894845
ISBN 10: 1566894840
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 02 January 2018
Recommended Age: 16 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Karen Tei Yamashita is the author of Through the Arc of the Rain Forest, Brazil-Maru, Tropic of Orange, Circle K Cycles, I Hotel, and Anime Wong, all published by Coffee House Press. I Hotel was selected as a finalist for the National Book Award and awarded the California Book Award, the American Book Award, the Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association Award, and the Association for Asian American Studies Book Award. She has been a US Artists Ford Foundation Fellow and co-holder of the University of California Presidential Chair for Feminist & Critical Race & Ethnic Studies. She is currently Professor of Literature and Creative Writing at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

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Brazil-Maru

Karen Tei Yamashita

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