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Obasan [sound recording] / by Joy Kogawa.

Summary:

Through the eyes of a child, the novel tells the moving story of Japanese Canadians during W.W.II. Naomi is five years old when Pearl Harbour changes her life and she watches bewildered as she and her family become enemy aliens, persecuted and despised in their own land. Surrounded by hardship and pain, Naomi is protected by her aunt, Obasan.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 9 sound discs (9 hrs, 15 min) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Toronto, Ont. : Penguin Books, p1981.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Compact discs.
Restrictions on Access Note:
Restricted to use by people with a documented print impairment.
Participant or Performer Note:
Read by Barbara Karmazyn.
Subject: World War, 1939-1945 > Canada > Fiction.
Japanese > Canada > Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 > Fiction.
Genre: Historical fiction.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Sechelt/Gibsons. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Sechelt Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Sechelt Public Library Audio CD F KOGA (Text) 33260000410960 Talking Books (restricted) Volume hold Available -

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