First published in Japanese in 1966, the debut novel of the critically acclaimed author of
Singular Rebellion is an unusual portrait of a deeply taboo subject in twentieth-century Japanese society: resistance to the draft in World War II. In 1940 Shokichi Hamada is a conscientious objector who dodges military service by simply disappearing from society, taking to the country as an itinerant peddler by the name of Sugiura until the end of the war in 1945. In 1965, Hamada works as a clerk at a conservative university, his war resistance a dark secret of the past that present-day events force into the light, confronting him with unexpected consequences of his refusal to conform twenty years earlier.
Singular Rebellion is an unusual portrait of a deeply taboo subject in twentieth-century Japanese society: resistance to the draft in World War II. In 1940 Shokichi Hamada is a conscientious objector who dodges military service by simply disappearing from society, taking to the country as an itinerant peddler by the name of Sugiura until the end of the war in 1945. In 1965, Hamada works as a clerk at a conservative university, his war resistance a dark secret of the past that present-day events force into the light, confronting him with unexpected consequences of his refusal to conform twenty years earlier.
Innehållsförteckning
Translator’s Introduction
Grass for My Pillow
Postscript: Sugiura’s Travels
Om författaren
Saiichi Maruya is an award-winning novelist, translator, and critic. His novelSingular Rebellion was published in English to critical acclaim in 1986. He lives in Tokyo. Dennis Keene is one of the most respected translators of Japanese literature today. He has translated several of Maruya’s books, including
Singular Rebellion and
A Mature Woman. He lives in Oxford, UK.
Språk Engelska ● Formatera EPUB ● ISBN 9780231501576 ● Filstorlek 16.9 MB ● Översättare Dennis Keene ● Utgivare Columbia University Press ● Stad New York ● Land US ● Publicerad 2002 ● Nedladdningsbara 24 månader ● Valuta EUR ● ID 2535219 ● Kopieringsskydd Adobe DRM
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