About the book: 2013 / What has two magnificent little novels “Buddha in the Attic” and “When the Emperor Was a God” in common, placed under the same cover, except for the author’s name? that this is the story of strangers in a strange land. The characters face the same problem: they need to enter a foreign world and make it their own, they need to learn a new language, adapt to a new culture and realize that children born in America will reject both their ancestors and their history. This is a story about immigrants who suddenly became strangers to both neighbors and friends when war broke out. This is a story about what it means to live in America during turbulent times. This is a story about people who are outwardly calm, although a storm is raging in their souls. American criticism put both books on a par with such indisputable masterpieces as “Lord of the Flies” and “To Kill a Mockingbird.” For the first time in Russian.!