Format:
220 Seiten
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1 Portrait [der Verfasserin auf der Umschlagklappe]
Edition:
First edition
ISBN:
9781634059589
Uniform Title:
Howaito erefanto
Content:
"With a deeply-imbedded indebtedness to their father Morimasa Morimoto, a self-made man in post-war Japan, two sisters struggle to uphold a family legacy. Sakiko moves to the fantastically free United States. Fragile and unsure in 1960s San Francisco, she clings to her brazen artist husband for stability. Hiroko, headstrong and irreverent, uses her father's money to move to New York, promising to become a famous artist. Intolerant of weakness in others, she crumbles in the face of her own shortcomings. From catty carpooling moms to manipulative stoners, abortions to adultery, White Elephant is a vivid book from a seasoned artist turned writer. Mako Idemitsu, daughter of Rockefeller-esque petroleum executive Sazo Idemitsu, reconfigures her own family discord to reflect on the binds of being female in this gorgeous English translation."...
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Idemitsu, Mako, 1940- White elephant ISBN 978-1-63405-959-6
Language:
English
Subjects:
Comparative Studies. Non-European Languages/Literatures
Keywords:
Fiktionale Darstellung
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