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The Buddha in the Attic by Otsuka, Julie is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Review Finalist for the 2011 National Book Award in Fiction Acclaim for Julie Otsukas The Buddha in the Attic Poetic . . . Otsuka combines the tragic power of a Greek chorus with the intimacy of a confession. She conjures up the lost voices of a generation of Japanese American women without losing sight of the distinct experience of each. . . . An understated masterpiece . . . The distillation of a national tragedy that unfolds with great emotional power . . . The Buddha in the Attic seems destined to endure. Jane Ciabattari, San Francisco Chronicle Otsukas incantatory style pulls her prose close to poetry. Alida Becker, The New York Times Book Review A stunning feat of empathetic imagination and emotional compression, capturing the experience of thousands of women. Megan OGrady, Vogue Spare and stunning . . . Otsuka has created a tableau as intricate as the pen stokes her humble immigrant girls learned to use in letters to loved ones theyd never see again. Celia McGee, O, The Oprah Magazine A lithe stunner. Lisa Shea, Elle Haunting and intimate . . . Otsuka extracts the grace and strength at the core of immigrant (and female) survival and, with exquisi

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It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.

Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.

Author
Otsuka, Julie
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published
2011
Language
EN
ISBN
9780307700469
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Fiction, Literary Fiction, History
Rating
3.6 / 5 (28,561 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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