Farewell to Manzanar 1983 edition Author Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, James D. Houston Publisher Houghton Mifflin Publication date 1973 Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback) Click to see full answer. Also asked, why did Jeanne Wakatsuki write Farewell to Manzanar?She wrote it primarily so she could discover the meaning of Manzanar in her own life and come to terms with how that experience has affected her throughout adulthood. who is the author of Farewell to Manzanar? Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston James D. Houston Also to know is, when did Jeanne Wakatsuki leave Manzanar? She met her husband James D. Houston there, and they married in 1957. Jeanne later decided to tell her story about the time she spent in Manzanar in Farewell to Manzanar, co-authored by her husband, in 1972. Ten years after their marriage, in 1967, Jeanne gave birth to a girl.How old is Jeanne Wakatsuki? 85 years (September 26, 1934)