'Seventeen Syllables': Hisaye Yamamoto

by King-Kok Cheung

Book Overview

Hisaye Yamamoto's often reprinted tale of a naive American daughter and her Japanese mother captures the essence the cultural and generational conflicts so common among immigrants and their American-born children. On the surface, "Seventeen Syllables" is the story of Rosie and her preoccupation with adolescent life. Between the lines, however, lurks the tragedy of her mother, who is trapped in a marriage of desperation. Tome's deep absorption in writing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813520533
• ISBN13: 9780813520537
• Release Date: March 1994
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"