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Julie Otsuka

Julie Otsuka is the author of the novel When the Emperor Was Divine. ‘Come, Japanese!’ is an excerpt from her novel, The Buddha in the Attic.

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Fiction | Issue 114
Fiction | Issue 114

Come, Japanese!

Julie Otsuka

‘On the boat we each had to make choices.’

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Fiction | Issue 115 padlock

The Children

Julie Otsuka

‘They learned that some people are born luckier than others and that things in this world do not always go as you plan.’

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Fiction | Issue 115 padlock

Diem Perdidi

Julie Otsuka

‘When you ask her your name, she does not remember what it is.’

In Conversation | Issue 115
In Conversation | Issue 115

Julie Otsuka | Interview

Julie Otsuka & Patrick Ryan

‘Using the ‘we’ voice allowed me to tell a much larger story than I would have been able to tell otherwise.’

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