
The Commoner
A Novel
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Janet Song
It is 1959 when Haruko, a young woman of good family, marries the Crown Prince of Japan, the heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne. She is the first nonaristocratic woman to enter the mysterious, almost hermetically sealed, and longest-running monarchy in the world. Met with cruelty and suspicion by the Empress and her minions, Haruko is controlled at every turn. The only interest the court has in Haruko is her ability to produce an heir. After finally giving birth to a son, she suffers a nervous breakdown and loses her voice. However, determined not to be crushed by the imperial bureaucrats, Haruko perseveres.
Thirty years later, now Empress herself, she plays a crucial role in persuading another young woman - a rising star in the foreign ministry - to accept the marriage proposal of her son, the Crown Prince. The consequences are tragic and dramatic. Told from Haruko’s perspective, meticulously researched, and superbly imagined, The Commoner is the mesmerizing, moving, and surprising story of a brutally rarefied and controlled existence at once hidden and exposed, and of a complex relationship between two isolated women who, despite being visible to all, are truly understood only by each other.
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"Schwartz pulls off a grand feat in giving readers a moving dramatization of a cloistered world." (Publishers Weekly)
Gender and Culture
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works on several levels
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Great insight to Japanese culture
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Well done.
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Would you listen to The Commoner again? Why?
No, just a little depressing for me. I'm glad I listened to the book as I learned so much. The book is well written and the characters were well developed the story is interesting but depressed me a bit. The reader did a great jobSuch a sad life
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If you could sum up The Commoner in three words, what would they be?
Very moving storyWhat was one of the most memorable moments of The Commoner?
The wedding ceremonyWhat about Janet Song’s performance did you like?
She seemed to be at one with the charactersIf you could take any character from The Commoner out to dinner, who would it be and why?
The main character. She had so much going for her and she gave her all to her husband and her country.Any additional comments?
A very worthwhile read.My favorite of 112 audiobooks I've listened to.
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It is really not fair for me to rate the book. My rating is based on the beginning, not the whole book.
Very slow beginning
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