Snow Falling on Cedars

Snow Falling on Cedars is the first novel written by American writer David Guterson. Guterson, who at the time was a teacher, wrote the book in the early morning hours. He authored the book in a ten year period from the 1960s to the 1980s. After the novel was a success, however, he quit his job and wrote full-time. The novel was published on September 26, 1995, becoming an immediate bestseller and winning that year's PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. Influenced by Harper Lee's novel To Kill A Mockingbird, Snow Falling on Cedars also deals with racism. Snow Falling on Cedars was adapted into a film (Snow Falling on Cedars) in 1999, which won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography.

Title

The title of the book comes from a heavy snowstorm that delays the trial. In addition, San Piedro Island is heavily forested, including with cedar trees.

Related Topics:
Snowstorm - Cedar

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Also, the cedar tree was a special place between Hatsue and Ishmael when both were children. They would hide in the hollow tree and talk, often times unaware of the storm brewing around them. Once, Ishmael followed Hatsue from the cedar tree to Hatsue's house. Another time, there was a heavy snowstorm as Ishmael and Hatsue snuggled up in the tree.

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