Written by: Alan Say
First line: My grandfather was a young man when he left his
home in Japan and went to see the world.
Why you should read this book: In a bittersweet memoir, the
author truncates his grandfather’s biography to a story about wanderlust and
love of travel, of seeing new places and, eventually, pining for old ones. As a
young man, his grandfather traveled America, eventually bringing his childhood
sweetheart from Japan and raising a thoroughly American daughter (whose story
is recounted in another Say story, Tea with Milk) before returning to Japan.
World War Two made his desired return to America impossible, and Say, also in
love with two cultures, finds himself feeling closer to his grandfather as he
contemplates his homesickness no matter what country he’s in.
Why you shouldn’t read this book: Total homebody.
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