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Seventeen Syllables

Seventeen Syllables

Author(s): Hisaye Yamamoto

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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