copyright 1954; Random House publishers, New York; original owner's name neatly stamped inside front; hardbound with grey and black decorative boards; very good condition with very minor fading of pages; no dust jacket.
 
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Sayonara (1954), is a novel published by American author James A. Michener. Set during the early 1950s, it tells the story of Major Gruver, a soldier stationed in Japan, who falls in love with Hana-Ogi, a Japanese woman. The novel follows their cross-cultural Japanese romance and illuminates the racism of the post-World War II time period.