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The Constricted Life of Japan’s Royal Family

Thursday, December 25, 2008
Empress Michiko
(Photo by Kiyoshi Ota/Getty Images)

John Burnham Schwartz’s new novel, The Commoner, is based on the life of Japan’s Empress Michiko, who was the first commoner to marry into the Japanese imperial family.


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  • [1] John David from New York December 25, 2008 - 01:14PM

    I would like to send a friend in Sweden your oral interview with the author of "The Commoner" but I do not know how.

    Would you please send me the web site so I can send it to her. Then i can send it along with the book.

    Many thanks,

    John

    The Lopate Show responds: There's a link for each segment that says "Email." You can share any segment on our showpage by clicking on that link.

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