{"product_id":"inheritors-paperback","title":"Inheritors - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAsako Serizawa\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the PEN\/Open Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of The Story Prize Spotlight Award\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA kaleidoscopic portrait of five generations scattered across Asia and the United States, \u003ci\u003eInheritors\u003c\/i\u003e is a heartbreakingly beautiful and brutal exploration of a Japanese family fragmented by the Pacific side of World War II. A retired doctor is forced to confront the moral consequences of his wartime actions. His brother's wife, compelled to speak of a fifty-year-old murder, reveals the shattering realities of life in Occupied Japan. Half a century later, her estranged American granddaughter winds her way back East, pursuing her absent father's secrets. Decades into the future, two siblings face the consequences of their great-grandparents' war as the world shimmers on the brink of an even more pervasive violence. Grappling with the legacies of loss, imperialism, and war, \u003ci\u003eInheritors \u003c\/i\u003eoffers an intricate tapestry of stories illuminating the complex ways in which we live, interpret, and pass on our tangled histories.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAsako Serizawa was born in Japan and grew up in Singapore, Jakarta, and Tokyo. A recent fiction fellow at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Massachusetts, she has received two O. Henry Prizes, a Pushcart Prize, and a Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award. She currently lives in Boston. \u003ci\u003eInheritors \u003c\/i\u003eis her first book. www.asakoserizawa.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 22, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42161646960775,"sku":"9781984897879","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/d75bfab793c97eb3b1d3321faf6c52cf.webp?v=1733282841","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/inheritors-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}