| Almost Japanese Contributor(s): Sheard, Sarah (Author) |
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ISBN: 1552450848 ISBN-13: 9781552450840 Publisher: Coach House Books OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1994 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Coming Of Age |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 10.88" W x 2" (0.45 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Sarah Sheard's celebrated novel Almost Japanese, a young girl's obsession with a famous Japanese musician blossoms into personal transformation. In spare, lyrical prose, Sheard documents Emma's discovery of her new next door neighbour, a dazzling Japanese symphony conductor. Things Japanese soon begin to transform Emma's world. Several years later, she must journey to Japan on a private pilgrimage to connect to the source of her obsession. |