Download or read book Seventeen Syllables and Other Stories written by Hisaye Yamamoto and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of 15 stories of Japanese-American life by Hisaye Yamamoto spans her 40-year career. Themes include: the cultural conflict between the first generation and their children; coping with prejudice; and the World War II internment of Japanese Americans.