Kyoko Mori
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Born in Kobe, Japan, Kyoko Mori settled in Wisconsin at the age of sixteen. Now a Briggs-Copeland Lecturer in creative writing at Harvard University, she is the author of the prizewinning "Shizuko's Daughter" & four other books. (Bowker Author Biography)
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Associated Works
On the Wings of Peace: Writers and Illustrators Speak Out for Peace, in Memory of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (1995) — Avustaja — 98 kappaletta
When I Was Your Age, Volume Two: Original Stories About Growing Up (1999) — Avustaja — 92 kappaletta
Grand Mothers: Poems, Reminiscences, and Short Stories About the Keepers of Our Traditions (1994) — Avustaja — 77 kappaletta
Becoming American: Personal Essays By First Generation Immigrant Women (2000) — Avustaja — 26 kappaletta
Merkitty avainsanalla
Yleistieto
- Syntymäaika
- 1957
- Sukupuoli
- female
- Kansalaisuus
- Japan
- Ammatit
- professor
- Organisaatiot
- George Mason University
Jäseniä
Kirja-arvosteluja
Most of the poems feel very personal >
these resonated for me:
TO MY ANCESTRAL SPIRITS
THE PERCEPTION OF GROUND GLASS
THE ART OF SELLING: Settling into his
hammock, suspended in warm air, he would
let the river spin its scenery past him
FIVE MEDITATIONS > "The Urn of Flowers"
these resonated for me:
TO MY ANCESTRAL SPIRITS
THE PERCEPTION OF GROUND GLASS
THE ART OF SELLING: Settling into his
hammock, suspended in warm air, he would
let the river spin its scenery past him
FIVE MEDITATIONS > "The Urn of Flowers"
Last year I found an old book report with watercolor paintings I made after reading this book in high school, but I didn't remember much about it so when I saw it for sale I picked it up for a reread.
An excellent book that is sad but not too upsetting. There is a lot of talk about suicide, family, and culture. The book takes place in Japan and the story is very much embedded in that setting. I love the writing and the way memory blends with the present to create a rich and vivid picture of the protagonists grief and emotions.… (lisätietoja)
An excellent book that is sad but not too upsetting. There is a lot of talk about suicide, family, and culture. The book takes place in Japan and the story is very much embedded in that setting. I love the writing and the way memory blends with the present to create a rich and vivid picture of the protagonists grief and emotions.… (lisätietoja)
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Wildlife Jill and the kitten are my favorite characters:
I can smell the mint where the kitten goes wandering.
Sure hope that many more readers find and enjoy it, wishing that it would not end so soon.