An der Westküste Nordamerikas wird ein toter Fischer gefunden, möglicherweise ermordet. Es ist 1954, die Wunden des Krieges noch frisch, und so fällt der Verdacht schnell auf einen anderen Fischer japanischer Abstammung. Und der einzige Mann, der die Unschuld des Verdächtigten beweisen könnte, liebt seit langen Jahren dessen Ehefrau Hatsue.

Zusatztext 'Love and morality are beautifully choreographed into an exceptional debut novel' Informationen zum Autor David Guterson is the author of the novels Snow Falling on Cedars, East of the Mountains, Our Lady of the Forest and The Other; a collection of short stories, The Country Ahead Of Us, The Country Behind, and of the non-fiction book Family Matters: Why Home Schooling Makes Sense. Snow Falling on Cedars won the PEN/ Faulkner Award. David Guterson lives in Washington State. Klappentext In 1954 a fisherman is found dead in the nets of his boat, and a local Japanese-American man is charged with his murder. In the course of his trial, it becomes clear that what is at stake is more than one man's guilt. For on San Piedro, memories grow as thickly as cedar trees and the fields of ripe strawberries - memories of a charmed love affair between a white boy and a Japanese girl; memories of land desired, paid for, and lost. Above all, San Piedro is haunted by the memory of what happened to its Japanese residents during World War II, when an entire community was sent into exile while its neighbours watched. The classic, worldwide bestseller from the author of East of the Mountains. With an introduction by Nicholas Evans Zusammenfassung The classic, worldwide bestseller from the author of East of the Mountains. With an introduction by Nicholas Evans

'Love and morality are beautifully choreographed into an exceptional debut novel'

Vorwort
The classic, worldwide bestseller from the author of East of the Mountains. With an introduction by Nicholas Evans

Autorentext

David Guterson is the author of the novels Snow Falling on Cedars, East of the Mountains and Our Lady of the Forest; a collection of short stories, The Country Ahead Of Us, The Country Behind, and of the non-fiction book Family Matters: Why Home Schooling Makes Sense. Snow Falling on Cedars won the PEN/ Faulkner Award. David Guterson lives in Washington State.

Klappentext

In 1954 a fisherman is found dead in the nets of his boat, and a local Japanese-American man is charged with his murder. In the course of his trial, it becomes clear that what is at stake is more than one man's guilt. For on San Piedro, memories grow as thickly as cedar trees and the fields of ripe strawberries - memories of a charmed love affair between a white boy and a Japanese girl; memories of land desired, paid for, and lost. Above all, San Piedro is haunted by the memory of what happened to its Japanese residents during World War II, when an entire community was sent into exile while its neighbours watched.

Zusammenfassung
The classic, worldwide bestseller from the author of East of the Mountains. With an introduction by Nicholas Evans