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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:The Pearl Diverby Jeff Talarigo
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:In 1948, a nineteen-year-old pearl diver's dreams of spending her life combing the waters of Japan’s Inland Sea are shattered when she discovers she has leprosy. By law, she is exiled to an island leprosarium, where she is stripped of her dignity and instructed to forget her past. Her name is erased from her family records, and she is forced to select a new one. To the two thousand patients on the island of Nagashima, she becomes Miss Fuji. Although drugs arrest the course of Miss Fuji's disease, she cannot leave the colony. Instead, she becomes a caretaker to the other patients, and through the example of their courage, she gains insight into the deep wellspring of strength she will need to reclaim her freedom. Written with precision and eloquence, The Pearl Diver is a dazzling meditation on isolation and community, cruelty and compassion. Review:"This unusual debut novel set in 1940s postwar Japan renders brutality and intolerance in quiet, lyrical prose....Drawing from actual medical history, Talarigo succeeds in telling a compelling story whose strength is its elegant simplicity." Publishers Weekly
Review:"A keenly observed but rather lifeless portrait. So little happens that it's difficult to stay involved, let alone interested, throughout the whole." Kirkus Reviews Review:"[A] moving, quiet examination of a Japanese woman grappling with the stigma of the diagnosis that defines her life....Filled with heartbreaking details...this is an unforgettable, achingly sad novel." Kristine Huntley, Booklist Synopsis:In 1948, a 19-year-old Japanese pearl diver is in her fourth season of working hard to perfect the techniques of her age-old occupation. But her dreams of spending her life diving in the waters of the Seto Inland Sea are shattered when she discovers that she has leprosy. About the AuthorJEFF TALARIGO grew up in the United States. After living in a Palestinian refugee camp in the early 1990s, he wrote several works of short fiction based on his experiences that appeared in literary journals. Since 1993, he has been living in Kokura, Japan, with his wife and son. He is at work on his second novel. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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