Farewell, my orange
Iwaki, Kei, 1971-2018
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Two immigrants, Salimah and Sayuri, navigate isolation, a new language, and devastating loss on their way to a lifelong friendship. Far from her native country of Nigeria and now living as a single mother of two, Salimah works the night shift at a supermarket in small-town Australia. She is shy and barely speaks English, but pushes herself to sign up for an ESL class offered at the local university. At the group's first meeting, Salimah meets Sayuri, who has come to Australia from Japan with her husband, a resident research associate at the local college. Sayuri has put her own education on hold to take care of her infant daughter and she is plagued by worries about financial instabilities and her general precariousness. When tragedy strikes both families, the two women look to one another for comfort and sustenance, as they slowly master their new language.
Main title:
Farewell, my orange / Iwaki Kei ; translated from the Japanese by Meredith McKinney.
Author:
Iwaki, Kei, 1971-, authorMcKinney, Meredith, 1950-, translator
Work:
Edition:
English edition.
Imprint:
New York, NY : Europa Editions, 2018.©2018.
Collation:
135 pages ; 21 cm.
Notes:
First published in 2013 as 'Sayōnara, Orenji' by Chikumashobo Ltd.Translated from the Japanese.
ISBN:
9781609454784 (pbk)
Dewey class:
895.635
Language:
EnglishJapanese
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BRN:
339333