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Paperback. Condition: Good. Edited by one of Japan s leading and internationally acclaimed writers, this collection of short stories was compiled to mark the fortieth anniversary of the August 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Here some of Japan s best and most representative writers chronicle and re-create the impact of this tragedy on the daily lives of peasants, city professionals, artists, children, and families. From the crazy iris that grows out of season to the artist who no longer paints in color, the simple details described in these superbly crafted stories testify to the enormity of change in Japanese life, as well as in the future of our civilization. Included are The Crazy Iris by Masuji Ibuse, Summer Flower by Tamiki Hara, The Land of Heart s Desire by Tamiki Hara, Human Ashes by Katsuzo Oda, Fireflies by Yoka Ota, The Colorless Paintings by Ineko Sata, The Empty Can by Kyoko Hayashi, The House of Hands by Mitsuharu Inoue, and The Rite by Hiroko Takenishi.…

Hardback. Condition: Fair. A Quiet Life is narrated by Ma-chan, a young woman who at the age of 20 gets caught up in an unusual family situation. Her father is a famous novelist; her older brother is brain-damaged but possesses a gift for music; and her mother's life is devoted to caring for them both. When her father is offered a visiting professorship in an American university, Ma-chan finds herself at the center of family relationships that she must begin to redefine.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. A Quiet Life is narrated by Ma-chan, a young woman who at the age of 20 gets caught up in an unusual family situation. Her father is a famous novelist; her older brother is brain-damaged but possesses a gift for music; and her mother's life is devoted to caring for them both. When her father is offered a visiting professorship in an American university, Ma-chan finds herself at the center of family relationships that she must begin to redefine.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Wise and illuminating, Rouse Up O Young Men of the New Age! is a masterpiece from one of the world's finest writers, Kenzaburo Oe -- winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. K is a famous writer living in Tokyo with his wife and three children, one of whom is mentally disabled. K's wife confronts him with the information that this child, Eeyore, has been doing disturbing things -- behaving aggressively, asserting that he's dead, even brandishing a knife at his mother -- and K, given to retreating from reality into abstraction, looks for answers in his lifelong love of William Blake's poetry. As K struggles to understand his family and assess his responsibilities within it, he must also reevaluate himself -- his relationship with his own father, the political stances he has taken, the duty of artists and writers in society. A remarkable portrait of the inexpressible bond between this father and his damaged son, Rouse Up O Young Men of the New Age! is the work of an unparalleled writer at his sparkling best.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Wise and illuminating, Rouse Up O Young Men of the New Age! is a masterpiece from one of the world's finest writers, Kenzaburo Oe -- winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. K is a famous writer living in Tokyo with his wife and three children, one of whom is mentally disabled. K's wife confronts him with the information that this child, Eeyore, has been doing disturbing things -- behaving aggressively, asserting that he's dead, even brandishing a knife at his mother -- and K, given to retreating from reality into abstraction, looks for answers in his lifelong love of William Blake's poetry. As K struggles to understand his family and assess his responsibilities within it, he must also reevaluate himself -- his relationship with his own father, the political stances he has taken, the duty of artists and writers in society. A remarkable portrait of the inexpressible bond between this father and his damaged son, Rouse Up O Young Men of the New Age! is the work of an unparalleled writer at his sparkling best.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. Entre Cannes et Menton, sommes-nous vraiment en France ? Sur cette C te d'Azur la beaut fatale, les lois de la R publique peinent s'appliquer.Apr s les mirs du Golfe persique, les Russes et les Kazakhs viennent flamber dans les bo tes de nuit et placer leur fortune dans des villas plusieurs dizaines de millions d'euros. Les mafieux italiens, pourchass s dans la p ninsule, ne se contentent plus de chercher refuge sur la Riviera fran aise. Ils s'y sont incrust s et blanchissent les revenus du trafic de drogue.Cet argent d'origine douteuse fait tourner les t tes. Chacun, son niveau, cherche en grappiller quelques miettes. Par tous les moyens. Au point que, selon un lu poursuivi par la justice, les gens coeur s par les affaires, ce sont ceux qui n'ont pas eu leur part . Corruption et passe-droits paraissent aussi naturels que l'air qu'on respire: les places dans les ports de plaisance se n gocient sous le manteau, tandis que des maires d classent des terrains pour les rendre constructibles au profit de leurs amis haut plac s.Face ces d rives, l' tat semble passif et la justice peu curieuse des malversations financi res impliquant des notables. Les requins de la C te d'Azur ont le champ libre.H l ne Constanty, journaliste et r alisatrice, collabore L'Express et Mediapart. Elle est n e Marseille et vit Nice. Elle a publi plusieurs livres d'enqu te, dont D put s sous influences, avec Vincent Nouzille (Fayard, 2005), et Razzia sur la Corse. Des plasticages la folie sp culative (Fayard, 2012, Prix du livre corse 2012).…

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Paperback. Condition: Fair. Kenzaburo Oe, the winner of the 1994 Nobel Prize for Literature, is internationally acclaimed as one of the most important and influential post-World War I writers, known for his powerful accounts of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and his own struggle to come to terms with a mentally handicapped son. The Swedish Academy lauded Oe for his poetic force that] creates an imagined world where life and myth condense to form a disconcerting picture of the human predicament today. His most popular book, A Personal Matter is the story of Bird, a frustrated intellectual in a failing marriage whose Utopian dream is shattered when his wife gives birth to a brain-damaged child. In writing novels there is no substitute for maturity and moral awareness. Kenzaburo Oe has both.--Alan Levensohn, Christian Science Monitor.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Kenzaburo Oe, the winner of the 1994 Nobel Prize for Literature, is internationally acclaimed as one of the most important and influential post-World War I writers, known for his powerful accounts of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and his own struggle to come to terms with a mentally handicapped son. The Swedish Academy lauded Oe for his poetic force that] creates an imagined world where life and myth condense to form a disconcerting picture of the human predicament today. His most popular book, A Personal Matter is the story of Bird, a frustrated intellectual in a failing marriage whose Utopian dream is shattered when his wife gives birth to a brain-damaged child. In writing novels there is no substitute for maturity and moral awareness. Kenzaburo Oe has both.--Alan Levensohn, Christian Science Monitor.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. This novel offers a contemporary and explosive picture of the nuclear family, which pivots on the bizarre odyssey of a Japanese father and son.

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