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Klappentext Contemporary / British English It is 1954 and Kabuo Miyamoto is on trial for murder. He is a Japanese American living on the island of San Piedro! off the north-west coast of America. The Second World War has left an atmosphere of anger and suspicion in this small community. Will Kabuo receive a fair trial? And will the true cause of the victim's death be discovered? Zusammenfassung It is 1954 and Kabuo Miyamoto is on trial for murder. He is a Japanese American living on the island of San Piedro, off the north-west coast of America. The Second World War has left an atmosphere of anger and suspicion in this small community. Will Kabuo receive a fair trial? And will the true cause of the victim's death be discovered?

Autorentext
David Guterson wurde 1956 in Seattle geboren. Er wuchs dort auf und studierte American Literature an der University of Washington. 1984 entfloh Guterson der Hektik der Großstadt auf eine kleine Insel im Puget Sound und lebt seitdem mit seiner Frau Robin und seinen vier Kindern auf Bainbridge Island, wenige Meilen von Seattle entfernt. Zehn Jahre lang arbeitete Guterson als Lehrer für Geographie und Englisch an der örtlichen Bainbridge High School. Neben Romanen veröffentlichte er Erzählungen und Artikel in diversen Magazinen.

Klappentext

Contemporary / British English (Available June 2008) It is 1954 and Kabuo Miyamoto is on trial for murder. He is a Japanese American living on the island of San Piedro, off the north-west coast of America. The Second World War has left an atmosphere of anger and suspicion in this small community. Will Kabuo receive a fair trial? And will the true cause of the victim's death be discovered?

Zusammenfassung
It is 1954 and Kabuo Miyamoto is on trial for murder. He is a Japanese American living on the island of San Piedro, off the north-west coast of America. The Second World War has left an atmosphere of anger and suspicion in this small community. Will Kabuo receive a fair trial? And will the true cause of the victimâ™s death be discovered?