- Fiction, general, Japan, fiction, World War, 1939-1945, Fiction
"This haunting novel explores the complete degradation and isolation of a man by war. The book 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.
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Grave, bleak, earnest and overwhelming.
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- warmbleak
- earnestironic
- cooloverwhelming
- contemplativerelentless
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About the book
- Author
- Shohei Ooka
- First published
- 2001
- Pages
- 248
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Editions
- 1
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780804813792
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