ALAN BRENNERT is the author of "Moloka'i," which was a 2006-2007 BookSense Reading Group Pick and won the 2006 Bookies Award, sponsored by the Contra Costa Library, for the Book Club Book of the Year (over "My Sister's Keeper," by Jodi Picoult; "The Devil in the White City," by Erik Larson; and "A Million Little Pieces," by James Frey). It appeared on the BookSense, "Los Angeles Times," "San Francisco Chronicle," "Honolulu Advertiser," and (for 16 weeks) NCIBA bestseller lists. Alan has also won an Emmy Award for his work as a writer-producer on the television series "L.A. Law "and a Nebula Award for his story "MaQui." He lives in Sherman Oaks, California.
PRAISE FOR "Honolulu," selected as "One of the Best Books of 2009"
by "The Washington Post," and winner of "Elle"'s Lettres 2009 Grand
Prix for Fiction"A sweeping, meticulously researched saga that sees
it plucky heroine, a mistreated but independent-minded Korean
mail-order bride, through the highs and lows of life in
twentieth-century Hawai'i, this book extends our readers' tradition
of favoring lush, flavorful historical novels." -"Elle
" "A well-researched and deftly written tale....For sheer
readability, it's a hit.... Brennert has a good eye for places we
can't see anymore: plantation life before the unions gained power;
Chinatown when it was all tenements; Waikiki before the high-rises
started going up. And it's clear he has real affection for the
little people and places he so vividly brings to life. He's not
just using historic Honolulu as a place to set a novel; he's
bringing it to life for people who haven't had the chance to
imagine it before." -"Honolulu Star-Bulletin
""To its core, "Honolulu" is meticulously researched....Brennert
portrays the Aloha State's history as complicated and dynamic--not
simply a melting pot, but a Hawaiian-style 'mixed plate' in which,
as Jin sagely notes, 'many different tastes share the plate, but
none of them loses its individual flavor, and together they make up
a uniquely "local" cuisine.'" -"The Washington Post
""Successful historical fiction doesn't just take a story and doll
it up with period detail. It plunges readers into a different world
and defines the historical and cultural pressures the characters
face in that particular time and place. That's what Los Angeles
writer Alan Brennert did in his previous novel, "Moloka'i," the
story of diseased Hawaiians exiled in their own land. He has done
it again in "Honolulu," which focuses on the Asian immigrant
experience in Hawaii, specifically that of Korean picture
brides....This is a moving, multilayered epic by a master of
historical fiction,
PRAISE FOR "Honolulu," selected as "One of the Best Books of
2009" by "The Washington Post," and winner of "Elle"’s Lettres 2009
Grand Prix for Fiction“A sweeping, meticulously researched saga
that sees it plucky heroine, a mistreated but independent-minded
Korean mail-order bride, through the highs and lows of life in
twentieth-century Hawai’i, this book extends our readers’ tradition
of favoring lush, flavorful historical novels.” –"Elle
" “A well-researched and deftly written tale….For sheer
readability, it's a hit…. Brennert has a good eye for places we
can't see anymore: plantation life before the unions gained power;
Chinatown when it was all tenements; Waikiki before the high-rises
started going up. And it's clear he has real affection for the
little people and places he so vividly brings to life. He's not
just using historic Honolulu as a place to set a novel; he's
bringing it to life for people who haven
"Lovely....Brennert does an excellent job of intertwining some of
the horrible-yet-true stories of race relations among Westerners,
Asians, and native Hawaiians." --"Elle "magazine
"Sweeping, epic....Brennert weaves the true stories of early Hawaii
into his fictional tale, and many of the captivating people Jin
encounters are real. His depiction of the effects of the Depression
is startling. Let's hope Brennert follows up this second novel with
a third and continues to capture this intriguing and
little-explored segment of American history in beautifully told
stories." --"Library Journal" (starred review)
"Spanning more than four decades, Jin's plaintive yet intrepid tale
of spirited courage and staunch resolve is as audacious as that of
the vibrant island nation whose own polyglot heritage becomes
increasingly endangered as it transitions from U.S. territory to
fiftieth state. Brennert's lush tale of ambition, sacrifice, and
survival is immense in its dramatic scope yet intimate in its
emotive detail." --"Booklist
""[A] poignant, colorful story." --"Kirkus Review"
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