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American Fuji
by Backer, Sara
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- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 042518336X
- ISBN 13
- 9780425183366
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Putnam Publishing Group, The, 2001 Trade Paperback. As New/No Jacket. First ARC Edition. Advanced Reading Copy (ARC). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0-399-14691-1. 373 pages. After five years in Japan, Gaby herself has learned to expect the unexpected. Fired for no reason from her university position, she has taken the only job available to her, sell fantasy funerals to the Japanese. A colorful tale includes a mystery that takes the reader on a wild ride through the manners, mores, and prejudices of the Japanese people.. 1st Edition. Soft cover.
Synopsis
Sara Backer was the first American and the first woman to serve as visiting professor of English at Japan's Shizuoka University. An early draft of American Fuji was named a finalist in the James Jones First Novel Competition, and a play she wrote as a Djerassi artist in residence was chosen for performance at the Edward Albee Theatre Conference in June 2000. A published poet and short-story writer, Backer lives in New Hampshire.
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- Bookseller
- River Run Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6079
- Title
- American Fuji
- Author
- Backer, Sara
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 042518336X
- ISBN 13
- 9780425183366
- Publisher
- New York, NY, U.S.A.: Putnam Publishing Group, The, 2001
- Place of Publication
- New York
- This edition first published
- 2002
- Keywords
- JAPAN FICTION ROMANCE GENERAL 0-399-14691-1 B3
- Bookseller catalogs
- B3;
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