The 'Commoner'

Version: Abridged
Author: John Burnham Schwartz
Narrator: Janet Song
Genres: Literature
Publisher: Random House Audio Assets
Date: January 2008
Length: 6 hours, 30 minutes
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Overview

Narrated by Haruko, a non-aristocratic woman who marries the Crown Prince of Japan in 1959, this meticulously researched work tells the story 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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The Commoner

by Anonymous
  • Book Rating: 1/5

a sad story

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  • Book Rating: 5/5

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The Commoner

Written by Anonymous from Carrollton, TX on July 23rd, 2010

  • Book Rating: 1/5

The narrator of this book wore me out. I couldn't make myself just "hear the story" because her drama was so overdone.

a sad story

Written by Anonymous on October 9th, 2009

  • Book Rating: 5/5

I loved the book. Haruko the empress of Japan is a wonderful human being, the emperor a kind man. I fall in love with both. The empress Haruko, said "they put the soul in a diet" when she was talking with Masako, the wife of his first son. I found my self with tears in my eyes, checking the internet to see how Haruko and emperor looks right now. This book brings the reader inside the life of the Japan Monarchic, a life I did not know much about it.

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The Commoner

by Anonymous
  • Book Rating: 1/5

a sad story

by Anonymous
  • Book Rating: 5/5

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Author Details

Author Details

Schwartz, John Burnham

JOHN BURNHAM SCHWARTZ is the author of the novels "Claire Marvel," "Bicycle Days," and "Reservation Road," which was made into a motion picture based on his screenplay, starring Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Ruffalo, and Jennifer Connelly. His books have been translated into more than fifteen languages, and his writing has appeared in many publications, including the" New York Times" and "The New Yorker," He lives with his wife and their son in Brooklyn, New York.