OF NIGHTINGALES THAT WEEP
by PATERSON, KATHERINE
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine Dustjacket
- Seller
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Bacova, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
Of Nightingales That Weep is a 1974 work of children's literature written by U.S. novelist Katherine Paterson. Set in medieval Japan, the novel tells the story of Takiko, the 11-year-old daughter of a slain samurai warrior. Takiko’s mother remarries Goro, a gentle but unattractive potter, whom Takiko loathes. When she matures into adulthood, Takiko is able to find employment in the court of the Japanese emperor. Eventually, she returns home and is able to reconcile her feelings towards Goro.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Windy Hill Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 01746
- Title
- OF NIGHTINGALES THAT WEEP
- Author
- PATERSON, KATHERINE
- Illustrator
- Haru Wells
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine Dustjacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- NY: Crowell, 1974
- Bookseller catalogs
- HISTORICAL FICTION; ASIA; JAPAN;
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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