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A Daughter of the Samurai

- Memoir of a Remarkable Asian-American Woman
Af: Etsu Inagaki Sugimoto Engelsk Paperback

A Daughter of the Samurai

- Memoir of a Remarkable Asian-American Woman
Af: Etsu Inagaki Sugimoto Engelsk Paperback
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"Her life was a bridge from the nineteenth century to the twentieth, from the time-hallowed beauty and rigidity of a samurai household to the disorienting, forward-looking freedoms of the West." —Janice P. Nimura, from the foreword. This is the story of one woman's remarkable life successfully navigating two very different cultures—the first memoir of an Asian-American woman. Beautifully told, this immigrant's account of an unforgettable journey is the story of a headstrong and empowered woman—a loyal wife, a widowed mother and a bilingual breadwinner—finding her way and finding her voice in a strange new world. Follow in her footsteps and trace the remarkable trajectory of her life as she:Witnesses her father prepare and perform the ritual seppuku and her mother burn down the family homeBids an emotional farewell and sails across the ocean to marry a wealthy merchant in a new landReturns to Tokyo with her two daughters and mother-in-law, only to find her homeland just as alien as America, forcing her to reinvent herself again in order to provide for her familyReturns to America with her children following the death of her mother-in-lawAn international bestseller when it was first published a century ago, A Daughter of the Samurai emerges as a rare testament to a singular woman's resolve, strength and endurance. This edition features a new foreword by 2022 Pulitzer Prize finalist Janice P. Nimura.
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"Her life was a bridge from the nineteenth century to the twentieth, from the time-hallowed beauty and rigidity of a samurai household to the disorienting, forward-looking freedoms of the West." —Janice P. Nimura, from the foreword. This is the story of one woman's remarkable life successfully navigating two very different cultures—the first memoir of an Asian-American woman. Beautifully told, this immigrant's account of an unforgettable journey is the story of a headstrong and empowered woman—a loyal wife, a widowed mother and a bilingual breadwinner—finding her way and finding her voice in a strange new world. Follow in her footsteps and trace the remarkable trajectory of her life as she:Witnesses her father prepare and perform the ritual seppuku and her mother burn down the family homeBids an emotional farewell and sails across the ocean to marry a wealthy merchant in a new landReturns to Tokyo with her two daughters and mother-in-law, only to find her homeland just as alien as America, forcing her to reinvent herself again in order to provide for her familyReturns to America with her children following the death of her mother-in-lawAn international bestseller when it was first published a century ago, A Daughter of the Samurai emerges as a rare testament to a singular woman's resolve, strength and endurance. This edition features a new foreword by 2022 Pulitzer Prize finalist Janice P. Nimura.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 288
ISBN-13: 9784805317556
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 4805317558
Kategori: Forside
Udg. Dato: 8 aug 2023
Længde: 26mm
Bredde: 204mm
Højde: 130mm
Forlag: Tuttle Publishing
Oplagsdato: 8 aug 2023
Forfatter(e): Etsu Inagaki Sugimoto
Forfatter(e) Etsu Inagaki Sugimoto

Kategori Forside

ISBN-13 9784805317556

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 288

Udgave

Længde 26mm

Bredde 204mm

Højde 130mm

Udg. Dato 8 aug 2023

Oplagsdato 8 aug 2023

Forlag Tuttle Publishing

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