The Book of Kane and Margaret (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781573661843)

WINNER OF FC2'S RONALD SUKENICK INNOVATIVE FICTION PRIZE

A novel about two teenage lovers who disrupt a World War II internment camp in Arizona

Kane Araki and Margaret Morri are not only the names of teenage lovers living in a World War II Japanese relocation camp. Kane Araki is also the name of a man who, mysteriously, sprouts a pair of black raven's wings overnight. Margaret Morri is the name of the aging healer who treats embarrassing conditions (smelly feet and excessive flatulence). It's also the name of an eleven-year-old girl who communes with the devil, trading human teeth for divine wishes.

In The Book of Kane and Margaret, dozens of Kane Arakis and Margaret Morris populate the Canal and Butte camp divisions in Gila River. Amidst their daily rituals and family dramas, they find ways to stage quiet revolutions against a domestic colonial experience. Some internees slip through barbed wire fences to meet for love affairs. Others attempt to smuggle whiskey, pornography, birds, dogs, horses, and unearthly insects into their family barracks. And another seeks a way to submerge the internment camp in Pacific seawater.

Author: Kiik Araki-Kawaguchi
ISBN-10: 1573661848
ISBN-13: 9781573661843
Publisher: F2c
Language: English
Published: 03/03/2020
Pages: 298
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.50w x 0.80d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 01/06/2020
Booklist 02/01/2020 pg. 29