David Mura's literary work delves deeply into the interwoven themes of race, identity, and history. His writing offers a profoundly personal yet universally resonant exploration of the complex links between past and present. Navigating with precision across genres, from poetry to novels to memoir, Mura consistently provides piercing insights into the human condition. His distinctive literary voice is both powerful and unforgettable.
"From the country's founding through the summer of Black Lives Matter in 2020, David Mura unmasks how white stories about race attempt to erase the brutality of the past and underpin systemic racism in the present. Mura shows how deeply we need to change our racial narratives to dissolve the myth of Whiteness and fully acknowledge the experiences of Black Americans"-- Provided by publisher
The first memoir of a Japanese-American of this generation, Turning Japanese chornicles a quest for identity with honesty, intelligence, and poetic vision. Turning Japanese will long stand as a classic meditation on difference and assimilation and a valuable window onto a country that has long fascinated our own.