Criminals

Description

Criminals follows the lives of a sister and brother, Ruth and Hank Tanazaki, as they struggle to free themselves from the weight of their parents’ generation in a small Japanese American community in Los Angeles in the late 1950s and early 1960s. This poignant story of the double-edged nature of community-a force that supports the group, but often at the expense of the individual-explores the possibilities and limits of seeking personal freedom through creativity. Masaoka’s dazzling, deeply-moving debut is also an eloquent addition to the canon of Asian American literature.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Ben Masaoka
Published: 10/08/2024
Publisher: Propeller Books
ISBN: 9781955593106
Pages: 210
Weight: 0.54lbs
Size: 0.48″ H x 8.00″ L x 5.25″ W

About the Author
Masaoka, Ben: – Ben Masaoka, born and raised in Los Angeles, was a trianglist for many years between Los Angeles, Seattle, and Hawaii. He traded the sun for the tall, dark green trees of the Northwest. His short stories have been published in the Chicago Review of Books and Catamaran Literary Reader.