Nora O Keller (13 results)

Hardback. Condition: Good. Possessing a wisdom and maturity rarely found in a first novelist, Korean-American writer Nora Okja Keller tells a heartwrenching and enthralling tale in this, her literary debut. Comfort Woman is the story of Akiko, a Korean refugee of World War I, and Beccah, her daughter by an American missionary. The two women are living on the edge of society--and sanity--in Honolulu, plagued by Akiko's periodic encounters with the spirits of the dead, and by Beccah's struggles to reclaim her mother from her past. Slowly and painfully Akiko reveals her tragic story and the horrifying years she was forced to serve as a comfort woman to Japanese soldiers. As Beccah uncovers these truths, she discovers her own strength and the secret of the powers she herself possessed--the precious gifts her mother has given her. A San Francisco Chronicle bestseller In 1995, Nora Okja Keller received the Pushcart Prize for Mother Tongue, a piece that is part of Comfort Woman.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. Possessing a wisdom and maturity rarely found in a first novelist, Korean-American writer Nora Okja Keller tells a heartwrenching and enthralling tale in this, her literary debut. Comfort Woman is the story of Akiko, a Korean refugee of World War I, and Beccah, her daughter by an American missionary. The two women are living on the edge of society--and sanity--in Honolulu, plagued by Akiko's periodic encounters with the spirits of the dead, and by Beccah's struggles to reclaim her mother from her past. Slowly and painfully Akiko reveals her tragic story and the horrifying years she was forced to serve as a comfort woman to Japanese soldiers. As Beccah uncovers these truths, she discovers her own strength and the secret of the powers she herself possessed--the precious gifts her mother has given her. A San Francisco Chronicle bestseller In 1995, Nora Okja Keller received the Pushcart Prize for Mother Tongue, a piece that is part of Comfort Woman.…

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Very Fine Dust jacket is protected by removable Brodart cover. NEW COPY.

Condition: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

Condition: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.

Paperback. 107p., wraps, illus., wraps lightly worn, else very good condition. Anthology of poetry, stories, and illustrations about domestic violence. All the authors are women, and many are Asian American.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Gut. Diana. Deutliche Gebrausspuren---. nein.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Gut. Innerhalb Deutschlands Versand je nach Größe/Gewicht als Großbrief bzw. Bücher- und Warensendung mit der Post oder per DHL. Rechnung mit MwSt.-Ausweis liegt jeder Lieferung bei. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 310.

Condition: Gut. Auflage: 3. Auflage 1997.. SU/Papier nachgedunkelt, sonst guter, sauberer Zustand Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 518 0,0 x 0,0 x 0,0 cm, Gebundene Ausgabe.

Erst nach dem Tod ihrer Mutter entdeckt Beccah, welch furchtbares Geheimnis diese Frau ihr Leben lang mit sich herumtrug: Akiko war eine der koreanischen Trostfrauen, ca 22 x 14 cm Leichte gebrauchsspuren, ansonsten guter Zustand Pbd mit SU 280 Seiten.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Sehr gut. Mängelexemplar, geringe Lagerspuren---. nein.

Softcover. Condition: Gut. 283 S. Gutes Exemplar, geringe Gebrauchsspuren, Cover/SU berieben/bestoßen, Schnitt/Papier nachgedunkelt, innen alles in Ordnung. Z260219ah109 ISBN: 9783453150195 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 310.