Woman with a Blue Pencil
Publisher: New York : Seventh Street Books, 2015
Annotation:
Against the backdrop of the 1940’s, this story is about a Japanese-American
who is left dissatisfied with the local police after his wife is killed. In
seeking to find clues to her death, he is mystified by how reality seems to be
changing around him. People no longer seem to recognise him, strangers appear
in this home, and the dangers of the world seem closer than ever. What is
happening to him, why is everything changing?
This unconventional and thought-provoking book is about what
happens to a character who is discarded by its author. As a young author in
America, Takumi must balance his desires to write the story he wants while
facing against the pressure of his editor who wants to rewrite the story to better
appeal to their customers.
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