num_pages: 356
description: A Gesture Life is a haunting, compelling exploration of the Japanese experience of the Second World War, and the fate of their 'comfort women'.
language: English
title: A Gesture Life
titlecomplete: A Gesture Life
genres: Historical Fiction, Historical, Literary Fiction, Novels, Asian Literature, Literature, Japan, War, Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 4424
awards: awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Gustavus Myers Outstanding Book Award
publisher: Granta Books