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Audrey Hepburn's Neck
Audrey Hepburn's Neck
Author: Alan Brown
Offering a unique perspective and unusual insight into modern Japan and its wartime past, Audrey Hepburn's Neck is also a shrewd study of cross-cultural obsessions, and of erotic, romantic and familial love. — The American author, Alan Brown, crosses both racial and cultural lines to tell his story through the eyes of a young...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780671526719
ISBN-10: 0671526715
Publication Date: 3/1996
Pages: 290
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4 stars, based on 4 ratings
Publisher: Pocket Books
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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obsidianfire avatar reviewed Audrey Hepburn's Neck on + 133 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 18
First book I've ever read written from a Japanese perspective. Very interesting. Like the comment made by Toshi's mother that Westerns are lighter skinned because we have more access to milk. We don't often get to hear such wives tales from the other side of the world.
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Subtle novel about growing up.
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If you liked the movie "Lost in Translation," you'll probably like this book. It's a dizzying view of young Japanese and Americans in Tokyo, with a family saga told in alternating chapters.


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