A Gesture Life

Novel by Chang-Rae Lee

Blurb

A Gesture Life is a novel written by Chang-Rae Lee which takes the form of a narrative of an elderly physician named Doc Hata, who deals with everyday life in a small town in the United States called Bedley Run, and who remembers treating Korean comfort women for the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II. He once owned a medical and surgical supply store and he has an adopted daughter named Sunny. All the problems which Doc Hata has to deal with stem from his experiences serving the Japanese Imperial Army in the World War II.
Chang-Rae Lee won the Asian American Literary Award for the novel.

First Published

1999

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