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The Heart of Hyacinth
Author: Onoto Watanna
Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 0295802618
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
The Heart of Hyacinth, originally published in 1903, tells the coming-of-age story of Hyacinth Lorrimer, a child of white parents who was raised from infancy in Japan by a Japanese foster mother and assumed to be Eurasian. A crisis occurs when, 18 years after her birth, her American father returns to Japan to reclaim her just as Hyacinth has become engaged to a Japanese aristocrat, and she forcefully asserts her Japanese ties only to find that her prospective father-in-law will not tolerate a white wife for his son. Onoto Watanna creates in her protagonist a young white woman who not only claims a Japanese identity but shifts between her Japaneseness and her whiteness as expediency dictates. In this novel Watanna is on the cutting edge of what we now call race theory, using that theory—of racial constructions and fluidity—in the service of an avant-garde feminism.
Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 0295802618
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
The Heart of Hyacinth, originally published in 1903, tells the coming-of-age story of Hyacinth Lorrimer, a child of white parents who was raised from infancy in Japan by a Japanese foster mother and assumed to be Eurasian. A crisis occurs when, 18 years after her birth, her American father returns to Japan to reclaim her just as Hyacinth has become engaged to a Japanese aristocrat, and she forcefully asserts her Japanese ties only to find that her prospective father-in-law will not tolerate a white wife for his son. Onoto Watanna creates in her protagonist a young white woman who not only claims a Japanese identity but shifts between her Japaneseness and her whiteness as expediency dictates. In this novel Watanna is on the cutting edge of what we now call race theory, using that theory—of racial constructions and fluidity—in the service of an avant-garde feminism.
Girl in Hyacinth Blue
Author: Susan Vreeland
Publisher: Perfection Learning
ISBN: 9780756910600
Category : American fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This luminous story of an alleged 36th Vermeer painting begins in the present day and traces the ownership back to World War II, Amsterdam, and to the work's inspiration.
Publisher: Perfection Learning
ISBN: 9780756910600
Category : American fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This luminous story of an alleged 36th Vermeer painting begins in the present day and traces the ownership back to World War II, Amsterdam, and to the work's inspiration.
Hyacinth and the Secrets Beneath
Author: Jacob Sager Weinstein
Publisher: Yearling
ISBN: 0399553185
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
The hilarious first book in a middle-grade fantasy trilogy about the magical rivers that run through the sewers of London and shape history in ways you'd never learn in school. Magic is real. History is a big, fat lie. Hyacinth Hayward’s mother has just been kidnapped by lumpy gray monsters in post office uniforms. But why? Well, before Hyacinth moved from Illinois to London, she read up on the city’s history. Too bad for her. Because the books are wrong. The truth is, London was built on magical rivers, and all the major events in its past have been about people trying to control the magic. And her family is somehow tied to it. In the chase to get her mom back, Hyacinth encounters a giant intelligent pig in a bathing suit, a boy with amnesia, an adorable tosher (whatever that is), a sarcastic old lady, and a very sketchy unicorn. Somehow Hyacinth has to figure out who to trust, so she can save her mom and, oh yeah, not cause a second Great Fire of London.
Publisher: Yearling
ISBN: 0399553185
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
The hilarious first book in a middle-grade fantasy trilogy about the magical rivers that run through the sewers of London and shape history in ways you'd never learn in school. Magic is real. History is a big, fat lie. Hyacinth Hayward’s mother has just been kidnapped by lumpy gray monsters in post office uniforms. But why? Well, before Hyacinth moved from Illinois to London, she read up on the city’s history. Too bad for her. Because the books are wrong. The truth is, London was built on magical rivers, and all the major events in its past have been about people trying to control the magic. And her family is somehow tied to it. In the chase to get her mom back, Hyacinth encounters a giant intelligent pig in a bathing suit, a boy with amnesia, an adorable tosher (whatever that is), a sarcastic old lady, and a very sketchy unicorn. Somehow Hyacinth has to figure out who to trust, so she can save her mom and, oh yeah, not cause a second Great Fire of London.
Celebrate Your Magic
Author: Jacqueline Hyacinth
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781737447702
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Nasir is adjusting to his parent's separation. While camping with his mom, he discovers he carries a magic talent, one that runs through his family lineage. Led on an adventure through an enchanted forest, he is initiated as a magician by the animal kingdom. Nasir returns home with an empowering secret. He is fed up with bullies, and he is no longer holding back! Celebrate Your Magic guides readers on a journey to develop self-acceptance, strength, and courage to face all of life's challenges.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781737447702
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Nasir is adjusting to his parent's separation. While camping with his mom, he discovers he carries a magic talent, one that runs through his family lineage. Led on an adventure through an enchanted forest, he is initiated as a magician by the animal kingdom. Nasir returns home with an empowering secret. He is fed up with bullies, and he is no longer holding back! Celebrate Your Magic guides readers on a journey to develop self-acceptance, strength, and courage to face all of life's challenges.
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