Kunio Francis Tanabe

The Commoner: A Novel about the Japanese Empress

February 10, 2008 · Leave a Comment

John Burnham Schwartz’s latest novel, “The Commoner,” is based on the life of Michiko Shoda, who married Crown Prince Akihito and later became the empress of Japan.

Read this review. . . .

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/07/AR2008020703236.html

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