Polite Lies: On Being a Woman Caught Between Cultures

Twelve penetrating, painful essays explore the author's codes of silence, deference, and expression that govern Japanese and...
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Author: Kyoko Mori
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Language: English
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Polite Lies: On Being a Woman Caught Between Cultures by Mori, Kyoko

Polite Lies: On Being a Woman Caught Between Cultures

BD$30.42

Polite Lies: On Being a Woman Caught Between Cultures

BD$30.42
Author: Kyoko Mori
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Twelve penetrating, painful essays explore the author's codes of silence, deference, and expression that govern Japanese and American women's lives and the images of the body that make sex seem foreign to Japanese women and ever-present to Americans.

Author: Kyoko Mori
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 04/06/1999
Pages: 274
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780449004289


Award: Literary Award - Nominee

About the Author
Kyoko Mori is the author of three nonfiction books: Yarn: Remembering the Way Home; Polite Lies: On Being a Woman Caught Between Cultures; and The Dream of Water. Mori's essay "Yarn" was selected for The Best American Essays 2004 and Polite Lies was shortlisted for PEN's Martha Albrand Nonfiction Award.

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