David Guterson's Snow falling on cedars

Biographical sketch

The story behind the story

List of characters

Summary and analysis

Critical views. Michael Harris on multiple layers and ethics ; Pico Iyer on the clashing of cultures ; Susan Kenney on the role of memory ; Carol Herman on the courtroom structure ; Nancy Pate on community and justice ; Lucy Hughes-Hallett on the role of race and racism ; Jane Mendelsohn on Hatsue's character ; Suzanne Mantell on the publishing history ; Judith Bromberg on Guterson's use of memory ; James H. Meredith on history and the fictional home front ; Tom Deignan on the presence of Hemingway and World War II in Guterson's novels ; Jay Carr on the cinematic adaptation.