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Item specifics
- Condition
- Good
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- “Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. 100% Money-Back Guarantee.”
- Publication Name
- Coffee House Press
- ISBN
- 9781566890168
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Coffee House Press
ISBN-10
1566890160
ISBN-13
9781566890168
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1218052
Product Key Features
Book Title
Brazil-Maru
Number of Pages
248 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Ecosystems & Habitats / Forests & Rainforests, General, Literary, Political, Asian American
Publication Year
1993
Genre
Nature, Fiction
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
12.5 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
92-017857
Dewey Edition
20
Reviews
"Immensely entertaining." -- Newsday "Poignant and remarkable." -- Philadelphia Inquirer "Warm, compassionate, engaging, and thought-provoking." -- Washington Post "An intricate and fascinating epoch." -- San Diego Review "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 "Resonates with contemporary concerns. . . . A refreshing reminder of what the genre can offer: a setting so well researched that it doesn't need to call attention to itself, and a story so complexly suggestive that history becomes important again." -- Belles Lettres "Full of sad and poignant scenes and some hilarious ones, too." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune "Engrossing. . . . Yamashita's ear for emotional nuance draws the reader in." -- Utne Reader "Historically informative and emotionally complex." -- Bloomsbury Review "Fascinating. . . . A book one can't put down." -- Asian Week "Unique and entertaining." -- International Examiner "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, "Immensely entertaining." -- Newsday "Poignant and remarkable." -- Philadelphia Inquirer "Warm, compassionate, engaging, and thought-provoking." -- Washington Post "An intricate and fascinating epoch." -- San Diego Review "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 "Resonates with contemporary concerns. . . . A refreshing reminder of what the genre can offer: a setting so well researched that it doesn't need to call attention to itself, and a story so complexly suggestive that history becomes important again." -- Belles Lettres "Full of sad and poignant scenes and some hilarious ones, too." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune "Engrossing. . . . Yamashita's ear for emotional nuance draws the reader in." -- Utne Reader "Historically informative and emotionally complex." -- Bloomsbury Review "Fascinating. . . . A book one can't put down." -- Asian Week "Unique and entertaining." -- International Examiner "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 "[ Brazil-Maru ] is history re-made most charmingly, large with character, quick with dreams." -- Gish Jen, "Immensely entertaining." — Newsday Poignant and remarkable." — Philadelphia Inquirer Warm, compassionate, engaging, and thought-provoking." — Washington Post An intricate and fascinating epoch." — San Diego Review 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 Resonates with contemporary concerns. . . . A refreshing reminder of what the genre can offer: a setting so well researched that it doesn't need to call attention to itself, and a story so complexly suggestive that history becomes important again." — Belles Lettres Full of sad and poignant scenes and some hilarious ones, too." — Minneapolis Star Tribune Engrossing. . . . Yamashita's ear for emotional nuance draws the reader in." — Utne Reader Historically informative and emotionally complex." — Bloomsbury Review Fascinating. . . . A book one can't put down." — Asian Week Unique and entertaining." — International Examiner 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 [ Brazil-Maru ] is history re-made most charmingly, large with character, quick with dreams." — Gish Jen, "Immensely entertaining." --Newsday "Poignant and remarkable." --Philadelphia Inquirer "Warm, compassionate, engaging, and thought-provoking." --Washington Post "An intricate and fascinating epoch." --San Diego Review "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 "Resonates with contemporary concerns. . . . A refreshing reminder of what the genre can offer: a setting so well researched that it doesn't need to call attention to itself, and a story so complexly suggestive that history becomes important again." --Belles Lettres "Full of sad and poignant scenes and some hilarious ones, too." --Minneapolis Star Tribune "Engrossing. . . . Yamashita's ear for emotional nuance draws the reader in." --Utne Reader "Historically informative and emotionally complex." --Bloomsbury Review "Fascinating. . . . A book one can't put down." --Asian Week "Unique and entertaining." --International Examiner "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 "[Brazil-Maru] is history re-made most charmingly, large with character, quick with dreams." --Gish Jen
Grade From
Eleventh Grade
Dewey Decimal
813/.54
Synopsis
From Japanese-American writer Yamashita: a story of Japanese emigration set, like her first novel ( Through the Arc of the Rain Forest , 1990), in Brazil. A range of characters, male and female, tell about a particular group of Japanese who emigrated to Brazil in the first decades of this century. Christian, well-educated, and reasonably affluent, they sought to establish communities where Christian and Japanese values could flourish. The group prospered, though not without cost, and it is this cost that's a major theme here. A secondary theme, suggested by the quotes from the philosopher Rousseau that precede each section, is the nature of education in a new world where emigrants' children often have only 'natural and purely physical knowledge.' Young Emile begins with his recollections of his 1925 arrival in Brazil as a small child; the uncomfortable journey to the settlement where families already there helped them clear land; and the hard work required to become self-sufficient. But even the most idealistic communities have problems, and, successively, Emile, Haru, Kantaro, and Genji, over the years, record the events and personalities that threatened the group: Kantaro, the visionary and dilettante, whose enterprises from baseball to chicken-farming had unforeseen consequences; the bitter divisions caused by WW I that led to the murder of an original founder; the effects of the enduring passion of Yergo for Haru; and the increased assimilation with neighboring Brazilians. Paradoxically, assimilated Guillerme notes in an epilogue that thousands of unemployed Japanese-Brazilians are currently working in Japan as menial labor. Though often seeming more a work of reportage than a novel, Yamashita's characters are vital, full-bodied creations offering sufficient balance, as well as answers to the questions raised. Informative and timely.- Kirkus
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- c***m (426)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseAAA+++; Excellent Service; Great Pricing; Fast Delivery-Faster Than Expected to Hawaii , Received 07/27; Paperback book in Great Condition as Described ; TLC Packaging; Excellent Seller Communication, Sends updates . Highly Recommended!, Thank you very much!
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- 0***1 (1563)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseThis book arrived within the time period given and was in the 'very good' condition described. Unfortunately, only being packaged in a plastic bag to traverse the Atlantic meant that all four corners got a battering (I would be happy to pay bit more in future for a bit of cardboard support in packaging) but all in all, the price was good and overall service for books that are difficult to get over here, I am very happy with this purchase and would recommend this seller. Will buy again from them.
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- c***m (426)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseAAA+++; Excellent Service; Great Pricing; Fast Delivery-Faster Than Expected to Hawaii , Received 07/27; Paperback book in Great Condition as Described ; TLC Packaging; Excellent Seller Communication, Sends updates . Highly Recommended!, Thank you very much!
- e***g (58)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseExcellent prices on used books in great condition. Shipped out quickly. Product condition is accurate to rating in listing. Thanks! NOTE: For this particular book (I ordered several), it came in a soft cover rather than hard cover as the listing stated. I contacted the seller and they responded promptly. They agreed that it was a listing error and provided me with a full refund for this book (without return required) proving they are both a responsible and trustworthy seller.The Game Hardcover Ken Dryden (#277097212658)
- 0***1 (1563)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseThis book arrived within the time period given and was in the 'very good' condition described. Unfortunately, only being packaged in a plastic bag to traverse the Atlantic meant that all four corners got a battering (I would be happy to pay bit more in future for a bit of cardboard support in packaging) but all in all, the price was good and overall service for books that are difficult to get over here, I am very happy with this purchase and would recommend this seller. Will buy again from them.