Obasan [sound recording] / by Joy Kogawa.
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. |
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Subject: | World War, 1939-1945 > Canada > Fiction. Japanese > Canada > Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 > Fiction. |
Genre: | Historical fiction. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Sechelt Public Library | Audio CD F KOGA (Text) | 33260000410960 | Talking Books (restricted) | Volume hold | Available | - |