{"product_id":"requiem-paperback","title":"Requiem - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrances Itani\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book: A Japanese Canadian man is haunted by childhood memories of WWII internment camps in this \"evocative and cinematic tale\" (\u003ci\u003eMaclean's\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1942, in retaliation for the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Canadian government removes young Bin Okuma and his family from their home at a British Columbia coastal fishing village and forces them into internment camps. Allowed to take only the possessions they can carry, Bin watches looters raid his home before the transport boats even undock. One hundred miles from the \"Protected Zone,\" abandoned by his father, Bin spends the next five years struggling to adapt in the makeshift shacks of the brutal mountain community. For Bin, it was never forgotten, nor forgiven.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFifty years later, after his wife's death, Bin embarks on a road trip across Canada. Accompanied by his dog, his classical music tapes, and his memories, he intends to find his biological father whose fateful decision destroyed his family all those years ago. But Bin must ask himself: does he really want to confront the ghosts of the past, or is it time to finally let them go?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA novel of grief, coming-of-age, and coming to terms with our own personal histories, \"\u003ci\u003eRequiem\u003c\/i\u003e is a great work of literature from a determined author at the peak of her powers\" (\u003ci\u003eOttawa Citizen\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrances Itani\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of two other novels: the bestselling \u003ci\u003eDeafening\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book (Canada and Caribbean Region) and the Drummer General's Award, and shortlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award; and \u003ci\u003eRemembering the Bones\u003c\/i\u003e, shortlisted for a Commonwealth Writers' Prize. She has also written two collections of short fiction: \u003ci\u003eLeaning, Leaning Over Water\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Poached Egg on Toast\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 06, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53457753211187,"sku":"9780802121233","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/Lu2S59jmf69780802121233.webp?v=1781271718","url":"https:\/\/rbangel-store.myshopify.com\/products\/requiem-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}