This is the story of Isao Dazai, a Japanese-born man who has recently immigrated to Australia with his family. The future that Isao lives in is a world of mass race segregation where each of the world's cities have been divided into three separate walled ghettos, defined by three 'mass racial' categories: Asian, African and Caucasian. Living in Asian-Sydney, Isao knows that simply wanting to cross the city's boundaries is one of the greatest of crimes in this new world, as is his inability to leave his Japanese culture behind. Within months of arriving in Sydney, he is charged with the crime of multiculturalism and sentenced to Assimilation, a radical and invasive punishment created by the Australian Government. This new punishment strips Isao of his personality and skin pigmentation and leaves him with cold, white skin, and nothing but a number to identify himself with.
By:
Ben Peek By (artist):
Ben Peek Imprint: PRIME BOOKS Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 216mm,
Width: 140mm,
Spine: 18mm
Weight: 423g ISBN:9780809562633 ISBN 10: 0809562634 Pages: 332 Publication Date:01 August 2007 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print
