{"product_id":"the-pearl-diver-paperback","title":"The Pearl Diver - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJeff Talarigo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1948, a nineteen-year-old pearl diver's dreams of spending her life combing the waters of Japan's Inland Sea are shattered when she discovers she has leprosy. By law, she is exiled to an island leprosarium, where she is stripped of her dignity and instructed to forget her past. Her name is erased from her family records, and she is forced to select a new one. To the two thousand patients on the island of Nagashima, she becomes Miss Fuji. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlthough drugs arrest the course of Miss Fuji's disease, she cannot leave the colony. Instead, she becomes a caretaker to the other patients, and through the example of their courage, she gains insight into the deep wellspring of strength she will need to reclaim her freedom. Written with precision and eloquence, \u003cb\u003eThe Pearl Diver\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis a dazzling meditation on isolation and community, cruelty and compassion.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1948, a nineteen-year-old pearl diver's dreams of spending her life combing the waters of Japan's Inland Sea are shattered when she discovers she has leprosy. By law, she is exiled to an island leprosarium, where she is stripped of her dignity and instructed to forget her past. Her name is erased from her family records, and she is forced to select a new one. To the two thousand patients on the island of Nagashima, she becomes Miss Fuji. \u003cbr\u003eAlthough drugs arrest the course of Miss Fuji's disease, she cannot leave the colony. Instead, she becomes a caretaker to the other patients, and through the example of their courage, she gains insight into the deep wellspring of strength she will need to reclaim her freedom. Written with precision and eloquence, The Pearl Diver\" is a dazzling meditation on isolation and community, cruelty and compassion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJeff Talarigo, a former journalist, lived in a Palestinian refugee camp where he wrote several works of short fiction that were published in literary journals, including \u003ci\u003eThe Maryland Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Arkansas Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eChanteh\u003c\/i\u003e. He has been writing and teaching English in Japan since the early 1990s, and lives with his wife and son on the island of Kyushu.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 8.08 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 12, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751975223584,"sku":"9781400034918","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4909a3a596c560dc6c11050f5520ec9b.webp?v=1779984654","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-pearl-diver-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}