| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Description |
366 pages : map ; 23 cm |
| Summary |
With the Japanese army poised to invade their Indonesian island in 1942, Rita la Fontaine's family knew that they and the other Dutch and Dutch-Indonesian residents would soon become prisoners of war. Fearing that twelve-year-old Rita would be forced to act as a "comfort woman" for the Japanese soldiers, the family launched a desperate plan to turn Rita into "Rick," cutting her hair short and dressing her in boy's clothes. Rita's aptitude for languages earned her a position as translator for the commandant of the prisoner camp, and for the next three years she played a dangerous game of disguise while advocating against poor conditions, injustice, and torture. Sixty-five years later, Rita describes a war experience like no other--a remarkable tale of integrity, fortitude, and honor.--From publisher description. |
| Provenance |
Gift of Susan Mandel Glazer. |
| Subject |
Clercq Zubli, Rita la Fontaine de, 1929-2012.
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Clercq Zubli, Rita la Fontaine de, 1929-2012. |
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Dutch.
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World War (1939-1945) |
| Genre/Form |
Personal narratives -- Dutch.
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| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Indonesian.
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| Genre/Form |
Personal narratives -- Indonesian.
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| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Children -- Indonesia -- Biography.
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Male impersonators -- Indonesia -- Biography.
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Male impersonators. |
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Indonesia. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Teenage girls -- Indonesia -- Biography.
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Teenage girls. |
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Passing (Identity) -- Biography.
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Passing (Identity) |
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Male impersonators. |
| Genre/Form |
Autobiographies.
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Autobiographies.
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Personal narratives.
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Personal narratives.
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| ISBN |
9780763633295 |
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0763633291 |
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142876366X |
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9781428763661 |
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