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This haunting novel explores the complete degradation and isolation of a man by war. Fires on the Plain is set on the island of Leyte in the Philippines during World War II, where the Japanese army is disintegrating under the hammer blows of the American landings. Within this broader disintegration is another, that of a single human being, Private Tamura. The war destroys each of his ties to society, one by one, until Tamura, a sensitive and intelligent man, becomes an outcast. Nearly losing the will to survive, he hears of a port still in Japanese hands and struggles to walk through the American lines. Unfazed by danger, he welcomes the prospect of dying, but first, he loses his hope, and then his sanity. Lost among his hallucinations, Tamura comes to fancy himself an angel enjoined by God to eat no living thing-but even angels fall. Tamura is never less than human, even when driven to the ultimate sin against humanity. Shocking as the outward events are, the greatness of the novel lies in its uplifting vision during a time of crushing horror. As relevant today as when it was originally published, Fires on the Plain will strike a chord with anyone who has lived through the horrors of war.
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- PublisherPENGUIN PUTNAM * TRADE
- Publication date1969
- ISBN 10 014003045X
- ISBN 13 9780140030457
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Book Description Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Cover price $1.45. A bleak World War II novel, translated from the Japanese by Ivan Morris; was the source for the 1959 Japanese film of the same name, directed by Kon Ichikawa. The book is square; a line across the top page edges, else unmarked; spine and wraps uncreased; minimal edgewear; sleeve protected. Seller Inventory # 002861
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