# Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel (Pen/Faulkner Award) - Paperback

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by **David Guterson** (Author)

**NATIONAL BESTSELLER - PEN/Faulkner Award Winner - A gripping, tragic, and densely atmospheric masterpiece of courtroom suspense--one that leaves us shaken and changed.  
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"Haunting .... A whodunit complete with courtroom maneuvering and surprising turns of evidence and at the same time a mystery, something altogether richer and deeper." --_Los Angeles Times_

San Piedro Island, north of Puget Sound, is a place so isolated that no one who lives there can afford to make enemies. But in 1954 a local fisherman is found suspiciously drowned, and a Japanese American named Kabuo Miyamoto is charged with his murder.

In the course of the ensuing trial, it becomes clear that what is at stake is more than a man's guilt. For on San Pedro, memory grows as thickly as cedar trees and the fields of ripe strawberries--memories of a charmed love affair between a white boy and the Japanese girl who grew up to become Kabuo's wife; memories of land desired, paid for, and lost. Above all, San Piedro is haunted by the memory of what happened to its Japanese residents during World War II, when an entire community was sent into exile while its neighbors watched.

### Front Jacket

Winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award  
American Booksellers Association Book of the Year Award  
San Piedro Island, north of Puget Sound, is a place so isolated that no one who lives there can afford to make enemies. But in 1954 a local fisherman is found suspiciously drowned, and a Japanese American named Kabuo Miyamoto is charged with his murder. In the course of the ensuing trial, it becomes clear that what is at stake is more than a man's guilt. For on San Pedro, memory grows as thickly as cedar trees and the fields of ripe strawberries--memories of a charmed love affair between a white boy and the Japanese girl who grew up to become Kabuo's wife; memories of land desired, paid for, and lost. Above all, San Piedro is haunted by the memory of what happened to its Japanese residents during World War II, when an entire community was sent into exile while its neighbors watched. Gripping, tragic, and densely atmospheric, Snow Falling on Cedars is a masterpiece of suspense-- one that leaves us shaken and changed.  
"Haunting.... A whodunit complete with courtroom maneuvering and surprising turns of evidence and at the same time a mystery, something altogether richer and deeper."--"Los Angeles Times  
"Compelling...heartstopping. Finely wrought, flawlessly written."--"The New York Times Book Review

### Back Jacket

San Piedro Island, north of Puget Sound, is a place so isolated that no one who lives there can afford to make enemies. But in 1954 a local fisherman is found suspiciously drowned, and a Japanese American named Kabuo Miyamoto is charged with his murder.

In the course of the ensuing trial, it becomes clear that what is at stake is more than one man's guilt. For on San Piedro, memory grows as thickly as cedar trees and the fields of ripe strawberries -- memories of a charmed love affair between a white boy and the Japanese girl who grew up to become Kabuo's wife; memories of land desired, paid for, and lost. Above all, San Piedro is haunted by the memory of what happened to its Japanese residents during World War II, when an entire community was sent into exile while its neighbors watched. Gripping, tragic, and densely atmospheric, Snow Falling on Cedars is a masterpiece of suspense -- but one that leaves us shaken and changed.

### Author Biography

DAVID GUTERSON is the author of several novels: the national best seller _Snow Falling on Cedars_; _East of the Mountains; Our Lady of the Forest,_ a _New York Times_ Notable Book and a _Los Angeles Times_ Best Book of the Year; _The Other;_ and _Ed King._ He is also the author of two story collections, two books of poetry, a memoir, and the work of nonfiction _Family Matters: Why Homeschooling Makes Sense._ The recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, he lives in Washington state.

**Number of Pages:** 480

**Dimensions:** 1.02 x 8.16 x 5.05 IN

**Publication Date:** September 26, 1995

**Award:** Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award (1995)

**Award:** PEN/Faulkner Award (1995)

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Snow Falling on Cedars

**Interest Level:** Upper Grades, 9-12

**Reading Level:** 7

**Point Value:** 23

## Details

- **Price:** 26.0 GBP
- **Vendor:** BooksCloud
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Asian American, Books, Fiction, Literary, Price Written on Book, Suspense, Thrillers

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