A Gesture Life

The riveting story of a Japanese immigrant who leads a proper decorous life in a New York suburb. As his life slowly unravels he is transported back to his days as a medic in the Japanese army in World War II and his obsessive love of a young comfort woman.Not since Kazuo Ishiguro''s Remains of the Day has there been a novel so attentive to the interplay of dark memory and light manners...a beautiful solitary remarkably tender book.-New York Times Book ReviewExceptional...A beautifully tapestried story of seeking identity and acceptance in another culture while remaining separate from the tug of it.--Christian Science MonitorA Gesture Life is the touching multilayered rumination of an uneasy psyche. It is also a tragic horrifying page-turner whose evocation of wartime victims is unforgettable...a deeply involving tale.-Chicago Tribune A Gesture Life is: Unforgettable.-USA TodayMesmerizing.-San Francisco Chronicle Book Review Masterly.-Newsweek Magnificent.-Newsday Beautiful.-Los Angeles Times Book Review Hugely affecting.-Boston GlobeRemarkable.-Kirkus Reviews (starred) One Of The Most Celebrated Novels of the Year A New York Times Notable Book A Los Angeles Times Notable Book of the Year A Publishers Weekly Notable Book of the Year A Finalist for the New Yorker Book Award An Esquire Distinguished Book of the Year Talk Magazine''s Best Book of 1999 An ALA Notable Book of the Year A St. Louis Post-Dispatch Notable Book of the Year