John Okada: The Life and Rediscovered Work of the Author of No-No Boy by Abe, Frank
John Okada: The Life and Rediscovered Work of the Author of No-No Boy by Abe, Frank

John Okada: The Life and Rediscovered Work of the Author of No-No Boy

No-No Boy, John Okada's only published novel, centers on a Japanese American who refuses to fight for...
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Author: Frank Abe
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John Okada: The Life and Rediscovered Work of the Author of No-No Boy by Abe, Frank

John Okada: The Life and Rediscovered Work of the Author of No-No Boy

$77.51
John Okada: The Life and Rediscovered Work of the Author of No-No Boy by Abe, Frank

John Okada: The Life and Rediscovered Work of the Author of No-No Boy

$77.51
Author: Frank Abe
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description

No-No Boy, John Okada's only published novel, centers on a Japanese American who refuses to fight for the country that incarcerated him and his people in World War II and, upon release from federal prison after the war, is cast out by his divided community. In 1957, the novel faced a similar rejection until it was rediscovered and reissued in 1976 to become a celebrated classic of American literature. As a result of Okada's untimely death at age forty-seven, the author's life and other works have remained obscure.

This compelling collection offers the first full-length examination of Okada's development as an artist, placing recently discovered writing by Okada alongside essays that reassess his lasting legacy. Meticulously researched biographical details, insight from friends and relatives, and a trove of intimate photographs illuminate Okada's early life in Seattle, military service, and careers as a public librarian and a technical writer in the aerospace industry. This volume is an essential companion to No-No Boy.



Author: Frank Abe
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Published: 07/03/2018
Pages: 376
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780295743516


Review Citation(s):
Foreword 07/20/2018
Choice 06/01/2019

About the Author

Frank Abe is a journalist and producer of the PBS documentary Conscience and the Constitution. Greg Robinson is professor of history at Universit? du Qu?bec a Montr?al whose most recent book is The Great Unknown: Japanese American Sketches. Floyd Cheung is professor of English language and literature and American studies at Smith College and editor of early Asian American literary works by H. T. Tsiang, Sadakichi Hartmann, and others.The contributors are Lawson Fusao Inada, Martha Nakagawa, Stephen H. Sumida, Shawn Wong, and Jeffrey T. Yamashita.


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