Sadly, I did not know about this little connection between these two books and read Tea with milk first. He explained the cultural difficulties his mother had to go through after moving back to Japan. Say has illustrated the consequences of his grandfather’s departure from San Francisco. In a different book named Tea with Milk, Mr. The book is beautiful and its beauty has brought great honors to the writer. He wished to go back to his beloved Japan. But his heart also ached for the distant land he had left once. Here Allen Say tells the story of his grandfather who left Japan in his early age to travel the world.Īfter wandering for some time and seeing many people, his heart fell for San Francisco. They are just enough to soothe your soul! They are serene and subtle! The paintings are neither vividly colorful nor indistinct. He tells stories through paintings so magnificently that I feel very contented after going through his works. I have been reading Allen Say books for the last few days and I have to admit that I have fallen in love with his style.
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