Crime mystery set mainly in OXFORD in WW2
Seventeen Syllables

Location(s): United States (USA)
Genre(s): Short Stories
Era(s): 20th century
A collection of 19 stories that span Hisaye Yamamoto’s 40-year career. Yamamoto’s themes include the cultural conflicts between the first generation, the Issei, and their children, the Nisei; coping with prejudice; and the World War II Internment of Japanese Americans.
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