Obasan Condition:Well Read and the author’s years-long quest

and the author’s years-long quest to learn at the feet of masters from nearly every tradition and walk of life

What do you say to someone sentenced to ten years who you believe to be innocent

but one day you or someone you love will almost certainly appear in a criminal courtroom

Robinson argues that age and occupation are no barrier and explains how it is possible for each one of us to reach our element

Obasan Condition:Well Read and the author’s years-long questJoy Kogawa, a superbly gifted poet and writer, is a Nisei, the child of Japanese immigrant parents. Obasan, her first novel, recovers the truth about what happened to her, her family, and her people in Canada during the Second World War.