Snow Falling On Cedars

Guterson, David

ISBN 10: 0151001006 / ISBN 13: 9780151001002

Published by New York: Harcourt Brace and Co. 1994, 1994

About this Item

Hard Cover. Near Fine-/Very Good+++. First Edition. A young fisherman is found dead in the nets of his boat off an island in the Pacific Northwest. From this sudden mysterious beginning, Guterson weaves a riveting tale about love and war and the ways men and women struggle for survival and redemption. A vivid and spellbinding novel. Author's first book. Basis for movie. Dust jacket has abit of wear with a small abrasion along lower edge at spine; small rumple on back of dj near top and along spine edge. Book has a folded page edge (page 23) otherwise very lovely inside and out. Overall, very nice copy. Seller Inventory # 000987

Bibliographic Details

Title: Snow Falling On Cedars

Publisher: New York: Harcourt Brace and Co. 1994

Publication Date: 1994

Binding: Hardcover

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

A “finely wrought, flawlessly written” novel (New York Times Book Review), set on a small island in the Puget Sound, that is “at various moments a courtroom drama, an interracial love story, and a war chronicle” (San Francisco Chronicle). “Guterson has fashioned something haunting and true” (Pico Iyer, Time). Winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award. A fall 1999 major motion picture.

Review:

Fighting the distrust and prejudice of his neighbors on a remote island in Puget Sound, a Japanese-American man who spent time in an internment camp during World War II, finds himself on trial for murder. The histories of the accused and the victim, both fishermen and residents of the small town of San Piedro, unfold as newspaperman Ishmael Chambers embarks on a quest for the truth. Lonely and war-scarred, Chambers strives for justice and inner strength, while coming to terms with his ill-fated love for Hatsue Miyamoto, the wife of the accused. Evocative and beautifully written, Snow Falling on Cedars won the 1995 PEN/Faulkner Award.