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Julie Otsuka

Born

in Palo Alto, CA, The United States

May 15, 1962

Website

http://www.julieotsuka.com/

Genre

Literature & Fiction

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Julie Otsuka was born and raised in California. After studying art as an undergraduate at Yale University she pursued a career as a painter for several years before turning to fiction writing at age 30. She received her MFA from Columbia. She is a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Asian American Literary Award, and the American Library Association Alex Award.

Her first novel, When the Emperor Was Divine , is about the internment of a Japanese-American family during World War II. It was a New York Times Notable Book, a San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year, and a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers finalist. The book is based on Otsuka’s own family history: her grandfather was arrested by the FBI as a suspected spy fo ...more

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Average rating: 3.71 · 122,091 ratings · 17,954 reviews · 11 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Buddha in the Attic 3.70 avg rating — 60,019 ratings — published 2011 — 96 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Swimmers 3.67 avg rating — 33,826 ratings — published 2022 — 33 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When the Emperor Was Divine 3.80 avg rating — 28,262 ratings — published 2002	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Granta 115: The F Word by John Freeman (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Julie Otsuka (Contributor), Taiye Selasi (Contributor) 3.80 avg rating — 180 ratings — published 2011 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Diem Perdidi 4.20 avg rating — 49 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	کیک عروسی و داستان‌های دیگر by Megan Mayhew Bergman (Goodreads Author), Russell Banks, مژده دقیقی (Translator), Julie Otsuka 3.56 avg rating — 48 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Venivamo tutte per mare - Assaggi d'autore gratuiti: Ebook gratis: 2 capitoli in anteprima 3.65 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Svenska Granta 1: Gränser by Johanna Haegerström (Editor), Lina Wolff (Contributor), Jerker Virdborg (Contributor) 4.10 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Joan Mitchell: Paintings: 1979–1985 by Joan Mitchell, Julie Otsuka, Shinique Smith really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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