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title: "When the Emperor Was Divine"
author: "Julie Otsuka"
genre: "Mystery & Thriller, Historical"
category: "Fiction"
themes: "Memory and Trauma;Loss of Identity/Self;The American Experience/Exile;Family Bonds Under Duress;The Nature of History"
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# When the Emperor Was Divine

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