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Hisaye Yamamoto

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American writer (1921-2011)

United StatesWritersLived 1921 to 2011 · aged 89
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Hisaye Yamamoto was an American author known for the short story collection Seventeen Syllables and Other Stories, first published in 1988.

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Hisaye Yamamoto was an American author known for the short story collection Seventeen Syllables and Other Stories, first published in 1988. Her work confronts issues of the Japanese immigrant experience in America, the disconnect between first and second-generation immigrants, as well as the difficult role of women in society.

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United States
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deceased
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Lived 1921 to 2011 · aged 89
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