{"product_id":"polite-lies-on-being-a-woman-caught-between-cultures-paperback","title":"Polite Lies: On Being a Woman Caught Between Cultures - 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\u003eKyoko Mori\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwelve penetrating, painful essays explore the author's codes of silence, deference, and expression that govern Japanese and American women's lives and the images of the body that make sex seem foreign to Japanese women and ever-present to Americans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this powerful, exquisitely crafted book, Kyoko Mori delves into her dual heritage with a rare honesty that is both graceful and stirring. From her unhappy childhood in Japan, weighted by a troubled family and a constricting culture, to the American Midwest, where she found herself free to speak as a strong-minded independent woman, though still an outsider, Mori explores the different codes of silence, deference, and expression that govern Japanese and American women's lives: the ties that bind us to family and the lies that keep us apart; the rituals of mourning that give us the courage to accept death; the images of the body that make sex seem foreign to Japanese women and second nature to Americans. In the sensitive hands of this compelling writer, one woman's life becomes the mirror of two profoundly different societies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKyoko Mori\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of three nonfiction books: \u003ci\u003eYarn: \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRemembering the Way Home;\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePolite Lies: On Being a Woman Caught Between Cultures;\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Dream of Water\u003c\/i\u003e. Mori's essay \"Yarn\" was selected for \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Essays 2004\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePolite Lies\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for PEN's Martha Albrand Nonfiction Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 274\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 06, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Literary Award (1999)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52467710558515,"sku":"9780449004289","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/TqmCk-Aobg9780449004289.webp?v=1759341239","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/polite-lies-on-being-a-woman-caught-between-cultures-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}