Seventeen Syllables

Hisaye Yamamoto

27 pages 54-minute read

Hisaye Yamamoto

Seventeen Syllables

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1949

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The scent of ripe tomatoes fills the California air as two generations of Japanese American women navigate between tradition and change. Test your understanding of Rosie and Tome's complex relationship in this powerful story of cultural identity and family bonds.

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