ObasanWinner of the American Book Award Based on the author's own experiences, this award-winning novel was the first to tell the story of the evacuation, relocation, and dispersal of Canadian citizens of Japanese ancestry during the Second World War. |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
arms Aunt Em Aunt Emily baby Barker beet beside bird called Canada chicken chicks child dark dead doll door edge Eiko Emily's eyes face Father feel feet fingers floor front ghost towns glasses Grandma Grandma Kato Grandpa Nakane Granton gray hair hands Hastings Park head hear Japan Japanese Canadians Joy Kogawa Kenji kids kitchen legs letter living look Momotaro Mother mountain mouth move Nakayama-sensei Nesan never night Nisei nods Nomi Nomura-obasan Obasan says Ojisan Orders-in-Council papers phen pile RCMP road Rough Lock round Sensei sitting sleep Slocan smile sound stand Stanley Park stare Stephen says stick stone talk tell There's thing tiny told tree turn Uncle says Uncle's Vancouver Vancouver Daily Province voice wait walk watching whisper window woman wonder wooden words Yellow Peril