Otsuka Julie The Buddha In The Attic

Author of the buddha in the attic and when the emperor was divine.

Otsuka julie the buddha in the attic.

Slender and serene on the outside tough weathered and full of secrets on the inside. With the buddha in the attic julie otsuka has developed a literary style that is half poetry half narration short phrases sparse description so that the current of emotion running through. The novel was published in the united states in august 2011 by the publishing house knopf publishing group. The book was published in multiple languages including english consists of 129 pages and is available in hardcover format.

The buddha in the attic moves forward in waves of experiences like movements in a musical composition. A well researched historical fictional account otsuka depicts life for japanese american immigrants to california over a span of thirty years in the early 20th century. Julie otsuka s the buddha in the attic the follow up to when the emperor was divine was shortlisted for the 2011 national book award for fiction and the 2011 los angeles times book prize and winner of the pen faulkner award for fiction 2012. By its end otsuka s book has become emblematic of the brides themselves.

I read the buddha in the attic by julie otsuka as part of my women s history month lineup. It is otsuka s second novel. The first edition of the novel was published in august 2011 and was written by julie otsuka. The buddha in the attic her exquisitely written second novel follows a group of so called picture brides who sail to san francisco bay in the early 1900s to marry men they have never met.