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The secret life of a Japanese-American pharmacist in a small town in New York. On the surface a model of propriety and serenity, he is torn by memories of his service in the Japanese army in World War II and the comfort woman he loved and could not save. By the author of Native Speaker.
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A gesture life, Chang-Rae Lee
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- Released
- 1999
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- Title
- A gesture life
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Chang-Rae Lee
- Publisher
- Riverhead Books
- Released
- 1999
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 1573228281
- ISBN13
- 9781573228282
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Military Fiction, Wars, Asian Fiction, Korea, Getting over the past
- Original title
- A gesture life
- Rating
- 3.8 out of 5
- Description
- The secret life of a Japanese-American pharmacist in a small town in New York. On the surface a model of propriety and serenity, he is torn by memories of his service in the Japanese army in World War II and the comfort woman he loved and could not save. By the author of Native Speaker.