A Girls' Guide to the Islands - Couverture souple

Kamata, Suzanne

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1936846578 ISBN 13 : 9781936846573

Editeur : Gemma Open Door, 2017

Synopsis

The American writer Suzanne Kamata had lived in Japan for more than half of her life, yet she had never explored the small nearby islands of the Inland Sea. The islands, first made famous by Donald Richie's The Inland Sea 50 years ago, are noted for displaying artwork created by prominent, and sometimes curious, international artists and sculptors: Naoshima s wealth of museums, including one devoted to 007, Yayoi Kusama's polka dot pumpkins, Kazuo Katase's blue teacup, and a monster rising out of a well on the hour in Sakate, called Anger at the Bottom of the Sea to name a few. Spurred by her teen-aged daughter Lilia's burgeoning interest in art and adventure, Kamata sets out to show her the islands treasures. Mother and daughter must confront several barriers on their adventure. Lilia is deaf and uses a wheelchair. It is not always easy to get onto -- or off of -- the islands, not to mention the challenges of language, culture, and a generation gap. A Girls Guide to the Islands takes the reader on a rare visit by a unique mother and daughter team."

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Suzanne Kamata is the author A Girls' Guide to the Islands, as well as of the award-winning young adult novel Gadget Girl: The Art of Being Invisible, and it's sequel Indigo Girl. Originally from Michigan, she now lives in Tokushima, Japan, with her family, and teaches EFL at Tokushima University. Suzanne holds an MFA from the University of British Columbia.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Gemma Open Door
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1936846578
• ISBN 13: 9781936846573
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 108
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• Personne responsable: non disponible