{"product_id":"inheritors-9781984897879","title":"Inheritors","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the PEN\/Open Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of The Story Prize Spotlight Award\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA kaleidoscopic portrait of five generations scattered across Asia and the United States, \u003ci\u003eInheritors\u003c\/i\u003e is a heartbreakingly beautiful and brutal exploration of a Japanese family fragmented by the Pacific side of World War II. A retired doctor is forced to confront the moral consequences of his wartime actions. His brother's wife, compelled to speak of a fifty-year-old murder, reveals the shattering realities of life in Occupied Japan. Half a century later, her estranged American granddaughter winds her way back East, pursuing her absent father's secrets. Decades into the future, two siblings face the consequences of their great-grandparents' war as the world shimmers on the brink of an even more pervasive violence. Grappling with the legacies of loss, imperialism, and war, \u003ci\u003eInheritors \u003c\/i\u003eoffers an intricate tapestry of stories illuminating the complex ways in which we live, interpret, and pass on our tangled histories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAsako Serizawa was born in Japan and grew up in Singapore, Jakarta, and Tokyo. A recent fiction fellow at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Massachusetts, she has received two O. Henry Prizes, a Pushcart Prize, and a Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award. She currently lives in Boston. \u003ci\u003eInheritors \u003c\/i\u003eis her first book. www.asakoserizawa.com\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Anchor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50444592840978,"sku":"9781984897879","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_abd393e8-5a5c-4c68-b78f-7d6bb6648029.jpg?v=1729684960","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/inheritors-9781984897879","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}