{"product_id":"seventeen-syllables-and-other-stories-paperback","title":"Seventeen Syllables and Other Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHisaye Yamamoto\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKing-Kok Cheung\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeventeen Syllables and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e brings together nineteen stories that span Hisaye Yamamoto's forty-year career. It was her first book to be published in the United States. Yamamoto's themes include the cultural conflicts between the first generation, the Issei, and their children, the Nisei; coping with prejudice; and the World War II internment of Japanese Americans. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In addition to the contents of the original volume, this edition brings back into print the following works: \u003cbr\u003e - Death Rides the Rails to Poston\u003cbr\u003e - Eucalyptus\u003cbr\u003e - A Fire in Fontana\u003cbr\u003e - Florentine Gardens\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHISAYE YAMAMOTO received the 1986 American Book Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Before Columbus Foundation. \u003ci\u003eSeventeen Syllables\u003c\/i\u003e received the 1988 Award for Literature from the Association for Asian American Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 178\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 8.5 x 5.57 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52522093052211,"sku":"9780813529530","price":48.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/L0VDMzhpSkE5aGFIa0pFczY5L1hWQT09.webp?v=1760543737","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/seventeen-syllables-and-other-stories-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}