Budhha In The Attic

Written by polly barbour.

Budhha in the attic.

The buddha in the attic is a 2011 novel written by american author julie otsuka about japanese picture brides immigrating to america in the early 1900s. In her second novel julie otsuka explores the lives of japanese picture brides who make the overseas voyage from japan to america in the early 1900s. Slender and serene on the outside tough weathered and full of secrets on the inside. Written in the first person plural narrative.

The image of a laughing buddha left behind in an attic symbolizes the experiences of several japanese women and their families in early twentieth century america. She tells the oft unspoken stories of an entire generation of nearly anonymous japanese woman who agreed to marry japanese american men and move to california without ever having met them. With the buddha in the attic julie otsuka has developed a literary style that is half poetry half narration short phrases sparse description so that the current of emotion running through. The buddha in the attic moves forward in waves of experiences like movements in a musical composition.

The buddha in the attic by japanese american author julie otsuka is a fictional novel about japanese brides emigrating to the united states in the first decades of the twentieth century. The novel the buddha in the attic by julie otsuka follows the lives of a group of young women as they travel by boat to america. The buddha in the attic is julie otsuka s seminal work. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own.

It is otsuka s second novel. The novel was published in the united states in august 2011 by the publishing house knopf publishing group. I read the buddha in the attic by julie otsuka as part of my women s history month lineup. All are hoping for a better life.

A well researched historical fictional account otsuka depicts life for japanese american immigrants to california over a span of thirty years in the early 20th century.