The Snail, Emily Hughes
The Snail, Emily Hughes
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The Snail

Author: Emily Hughes

Narrator: Greg Watanabe

Unabridged: 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 04/28/2023


Synopsis

There once was a snail
who lived in a shell,
and inside his shell,
the Snail created wonders.
This is the story of Isamu Noguchi, a Japanese American artist who gave the world
light. The world, however, was not always so giving in return.
This groundbreaking paean to Noguchi’s creativity explores his emotional
hardships through the US incarceration of Japanese Americans, the effects of
personal isolation, and the power of art to heal those wounds.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Panda on December 31, 2022

This aesthetically wonderful picture book biography celebrates Isamu Noguchi, a mixed-race Japanese-American artist who followed his own creative path in spite of the identity struggles and prejudice that he experienced throughout his life. The illustrations are stunning and give a good sense of the......more

Goodreads review by Mathew on July 11, 2023

Hughes takes readers on a captivating journey through the life of the iconic sculptor, Isamu Noguchi. With striking illustrations that alternate between full-colour spreads and diaphanous grayscale images, this picture book biography skillfully captures the essence of Noguchi's complex and tumultuou......more

Goodreads review by Nahuatl P Vargas on July 18, 2024

Este libro relata la vida de un artista japonés que también tenía nacionalidad estadounidense. Se sentía en conflicto con su nacionalidad y se muestra un poco el proceso creativo de una de sus obras. Me gustó mucho la narrativa, que va y viene del pasado y las ilustraciones, incluso la edición, la po......more

Goodreads review by venomouscashew on June 27, 2023

This piece was beautiful. Quick, easy, thought provoking, emotional & deep. All in such a short amount of time. Wow. “Did [he] feel American? No.” “Did [he] feel Japanese? No.” “He felt like a snail” “His two countries were at war with one another. Who was he to his countries now? The enemy.” I can’t t......more

Goodreads review by Helen on June 05, 2023

NYPL book......more