Black, white, and yellow pictorial boards under matching dust jacket priced 2800 yen. Previous owner has written name, date, and place in a very small & neat hand to inner margin of title page, else a fine copy; DJ has minor toning to spine panel.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

The Broken Commandment (UNESCO collection of representative works: Japanese series | The Japan Foundation Translation Series)

Publisher

University of Tokyo Press

Publication Date

1974

Language

Japanese

ISBN 10

0860081109

ISBN 13

9780860081104

Binding

hardcover

Edition

First Edition.

Condition

Near fine

Weight

19 ounces

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Shimazaki's 1906 classic of modern Japanese literature portrays a young man born into the Burakumin outcaste class and his struggle against both social discrimination and his own hypocrisy.

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Text: English, Japanese (translation)

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