by Jamie Ford · Garzanti Libri · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788811602903
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«Il gusto proibito dello zenzero» is the historical novel by Jamie Ford, published by Garzanti Libri in paperback (380 pages, in Italian).
In Seattle during World War II, Henry Lee, a boy of Chinese origin, and Keiko, a girl of Japanese origin, become friends in an atmosphere of racism. Their relationship grows through walks and jazz music until it becomes a forbidden love: the government orders the internment of citizens of Japanese origin and prohibits all contact with them.
Original title: Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet. Italian translation by Laura Noulian. The original work was published in 2009.
For readers of historical fiction and romances with a wartime backdrop, with the internment of Japanese Americans in the background.
Jamie Ford is an American author. He is best known for his debut novel, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet. The book spent 130 weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List, and was also awarded best "Adult Fiction" book at the 2010 Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature. The book was also named the No. 1 Book Club Pick for Fall 2009/Winter 2010 by the American Booksellers Association.
