norman citizen mission journey

books:

Journey Into Mission
Philip; Mine Okubo illus. Williams

Friendship Press, 1957

FROM BACK COVER: "...the diary of a first-term missionary in Japan, reflects the joy of climbing Mr. Fuji, the thrill of knowing Japanese Christians, the pangs of conscience of a sensitive American overseas. Satisfaction in teaching, struggle to learn a new language, rewards of work camps, problems about building fences are all here. This is an intensely personal book in which the reader gains insights into the daily life of any missionary and ...

Citizen 13660
Mine Okubo

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1946

Norman Prichard
Marianna Prichard

friendship press new york, 1957

highly collectible and rare

Citizen 13660

10 reviews
Mine Okubo

University of Washington Press, 1983

A Reply to the story of the whole, not the individual
I, personally, have never been into comic books, but since reading Maus I and Citizen 13660 I have found a new appreciation for art mixed with text. This graphic novel is excellent. I disagree with the idea that we need to know the "deep insight into the feelings of the author"; that is what makes this novel so powerful. She intentionally leaves the emotions up to her audience. This is not ...