When the emperor was divine

Julie Otsuka

earliest edition we have, 2002 Ātisuto Hausu, 2002 166 pages

(From Wikipedia) "When the Emperor was Divine is a historical fiction novel written by American author Julie Otsuka about a Japanese American family sent to an internment camp in the Utah desert during World War II. The novel, loosely based on the wartime experiences of Otsuka's mother's family, is written through the perspective of four family members, detailing their eviction from California and their time in camp....

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When the emperor was divine edition · 2004 · Penguin · 143 pages
When the emperor was divine edition · 2003 · Anchor Books · 144 pages
When the emperor was divine edition · 2003 · Viking · 208 pages
When the emperor was divine edition · 2003 · Random House Large Print · 257 pages
Tennō ga kami datta koro edition · 2002 · Ātisuto Hausu · 166 pages · 9784048980838
When the emperor was divine edition · 2002 · Knopf · 141 pages

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