At the start of this novel, its protagonist spots the characteristic burnt loaf of bread baked by her uncle Isamu, whose death forces her to take days off her dead end job as a teacher in rural Alberta and to connect with her aunt, the title character.
As a child, the protagonist of this novel places a group of baby chicks in the cage of a hen, only to watch in horror as she systematically pecks them to death. A character in this novel alienates his family by dating a French divorcée and touring Europe as a wildly successful classical musician. From a packet of letters and other documents kept by her politically active Aunt Emily, the protagonist of this novel learns that her mother survived the bombing of (*) Nagasaki. At the start of this novel, its protagonist spots the characteristic burnt loaf of bread baked by her uncle Isamu, whose death forces her to take days off her dead end job as a teacher in rural Alberta and to connect with her aunt, the title character. For 10 points, name this autobiographical novel about Naomi Nakane, a deportee to a Japanese Canadian internment camp, written by Joy Kogawa.
As a child, the protagonist of this novel places a group of baby chicks in the cage of a hen, only to watch in horror as she systematically pecks them to death.
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