Obasan

by Joy Kogawa Narrated by Mary Ito

Overview

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 family become enemy aliens, persecuted and despised in their own land. Surrounded by hardship and pain, Naomi is protected by the resolute endurance of her aunt Obasan and the silence of those around her. Only after Naomi grows up does she return to question the haunting silence.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

"This quiet novel burns in your hand." —Washington Post

Globe and Mail

"Obasan's power comes from the beauty of the writing, the stark imagery and vivid symbolism, and from the calm recitation of events that destroyed families, a culture and a way of life."

Independently Reviewed

"Read by its author, Joy Kogawa, who is easily as gifted a narrator as she is a writer, Obasan is more than kind to the ear. It is ambrosia served in softly muted tones, to be deeply savoured from beginning to end . . . flawless."

Product Details

BN ID:	2940169183313
Publisher:	Penguin Random House
Publication date:	01/29/2019
Edition description:	Unabridged

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