A Gesture Life
Title
A Gesture Life
Subject
Japanese Americans -- Fiction. World War, 1939-1945 -- Medical care -- Fiction. World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- Fiction. Koreans -- Japan -- Fiction. New York (State) -- Fiction. Psychic trauma -- Fiction. Comfort women -- Fiction. Adoptees -- Fiction. Retirees -- Fiction.
Description
The secret life of a Japanese-American pharmacist in a small town in New York. On the surface a model of propriety and serenity, he is torn by memories of his service in the Japanese army in World War II and the comfort woman he loved and could not save.
Creator
Lee, Chang-rae
Publisher
Penguin Books
Date
1999
Type
PS3562 .E3347 G4
Identifier
2003.500.014