In the woods of memory
Shun Medoruma ; translated from the Japanese and with a preface by Takuma Sminkey ; afterword by Kyle Ikeda
Bok Engelsk 2017
Originaltittel | [ Me no oku no mori .] Engelsk
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Omfang | 213 sider
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Opplysninger | Fumi (1945) -- Seiji (1945) -- Kayō (2005) -- Hisako (2005) -- Hisako and Fumi (2005) -- Seiji (2005) -- Okinawan writer (2005) -- Jay's grandfather (1945) -- Bullied girl (2005) -- Tamiko (2005) -- Robert Higa (2005).. - "The novel focuses on two incidents during the Battle of Okinawa, 1945: the sexual assault on Sayoko, 17, by four US soldiers and Seiji's stabbing revenge. Narrations through nine points of view, Japanese and American, from 1945 to present reveal the full complexity of events and how war trauma ripples through the generations. Medoruma's first full-length English translated work"--
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ISBN | 9781611720372
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