Karen Tei Yamashita is the author of award-winning novels, including The White Lily and The Sorrow of War. She was born in Japan, received her B.A. in History from the University of Chicago, and her M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Columbia University
She is the winner of numerous awards for her fiction, including the Asian American Literary Award, the Asian Pacific American Librarians Association Award for Literature and Art, and the New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award.
Then you are a poet?' she asked, fingering the flyer in her pocket.' No not at all, ' he waved his hand. 'I am merely a character in a poem.Karen Tei Yamashita
Time could heal, but it wouldn't make wrongs go away. Time came back like a reminder. Time folded with memory. In a moment, everything could fold itself up, and time stand still.Karen Tei Yamashita
Just cuz you get to the end doesn’t mean you know what happened.Karen Tei Yamashita
