John Burnham Schwartz: The Commoner
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Channel: GBH Forum Network · 2014 · Education
John Burnham Schwartz' discusses his fourth novel, The Commoner, which is a tale inspired by the dramatic, real-life stories of the reigning empress and crown princess of Japan. It is a story of a brutally and controlled existence, at once hidden and exposed, and of a complex relationship between two isolated women. Schwartz' other novels include Reservation Road and Bicycle Days.
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