The Life of Isamu Noguchi: A Journey without Borders
by Masayo Duus
(translated by Peter Duus)

Princeton University Press, USA
ISBN: 069112096X

Noguchi (1904-1988) was a sculptor who is best remembered for the sets he designed for choreographer Martha Graham.  His elegantly sleek sculptures and public gardens also grace many sites around the world.  Born to a white American mother and a Japanese father at a time when interracial marriage was still uncommon, Noguchi’s struggle to find his own cultural identity will strike an emotional chord with many contemporary readers.

Masayo Duus

Masayo Duus has written several books on the history of Japanese Americans and U.S.-Japan relations and has published collections of her essays on life in America. Translations of her work include The Japanese Conspiracy: The Oahu Sugar Strike of 1920 and Unlikely Liberators: The Men of the 100th and the 442nd.

The translator, Peter Duus, is William H. Bonsall Professor of History at Stanford University. His most recent book is Japanese Discovery of America. He is also the author of The Abacus and the Sword: The Japanese Penetration of Korea, 1895-1910.