EAN: 9781984897879

INHERITORS - ASAKO SERIZAWA KARTONIERT (TB)

Winner of the PEN Open Book AwardWinner of The Story Prize Spotlight Award A kaleidoscopic
portrait of five generations scattered across Asia and the United States  Inheritors is a
heartbreakingly beautiful and brutal exploration of a Japanese family fragmented by the Pacific
side of World War II. A retired doctor is forced to confront the moral consequences of his
wartime actions. His brother s wife  compelled to speak of a fifty-year-old murder  reveals the
shattering realities of life in Occupied Japan. Half a century later  her estranged American
granddaughter winds her way back East  pursuing her absent father s secrets. Decades into the
future  two siblings face the consequences of their great-grandparents war as the world
shimmers on the brink of an even more pervasive violence. Grappling with the legacies of loss 
imperialism  and war  Inheritors offers an intricate tapestry of stories illuminating the
complex ways in which we live  interpret  and pass on our tangled histories.

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