Snow Falling on Cedars
About this book
On San Piedro, an island of rugged, spectacular beauty in Puget Sound, home to salmon fishermen and strawberry farmers, a Japanese-American fisherman stands trial, charged with murder. The year is 1954, and the shadow of World War II, with its brutality abroad and internment of Japanese Americans at home, hangs over the courtroom. Ishmael Cambers, who lost an arm in the Pacific war and now runs the island newspaper inherited from his father, is among the journalists covering the trial--a trial that brings him close, once again, to Hatsue Miyamoto, the wife of the accused man and Ishmael's never-forgotten boyhood love. Now, as a heavy snowfall impedes the progress of Kabuo Miyamoto's trial, he and others must reckon with the past, with culture, nature, and love, and with the possibilities of the human will. Both suspenseful and beautifully crafted, *Snow Falling on Cedars* portrays the psychology of a community, the ambiguities of justice, the racism that persists even between neighbors, and the necessity of individual moral action despite the indifference of nature and circumstance.
Reader Profile
3.7/5 · 152 readers · 404 pages · ≈ 7 h 29 m · Moderate
How long does it take to read Snow Falling on Cedars?
About ≈ 7 h 29 m — 404 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Snow Falling on Cedars?
404 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Snow Falling on Cedars?
It sits on the Fiction shelves.
Has Snow Falling on Cedars been made into a movie or TV show?
Yes — screen adaptations include Snow Falling on Cedars (2000), Snow Falling on Cedars (1999).
Is Snow Falling on Cedars in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who are the main characters in Snow Falling on Cedars?
The main characters include Ishmael Cambers, Hatsue Miyamoto, Kabuo Miyamoto, Etta Heine.
Where does Snow Falling on Cedars take place?
It is set in Washington (State), San Piedro, Washington during 1954.
Who wrote Snow Falling on Cedars?
David Guterson.