Description
Set in the aftermath of World War II, this groundbreaking novel follows a young Japanese American returning to Seattle after refusing military service and swearing allegiance to the United States while his family was confined in an internment camp. Rejected by some in his community and unable to find peace within himself, he confronts the painful consequences of wartime prejudice, divided loyalties, and the demands of belonging. Through intimate family tensions and a searching portrait of postwar Japanese American life, the novel explores identity, guilt, forgiveness, and the difficult possibility of reconciliation.
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paperback
University of Washington Press
Published Jan 1, 1957
260 pages
ISBN: 9780295955254
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Details
First Published
1957
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for No-No Boy by John Okada.