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Description for Shipwrecks
Paperback. An evocative historical novel with a sting in the tail, Shipwrecks is a powerful and deeply moving Japanese classic Translator(s): Ealey, Mark. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 126 x 11. Weight in Grams: 124. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
In a coastal village in medieval Japan, a young boy called Isaku battles to keep his family alive against the odds. With his father gone, Isaku is forced to grow up well before his time. He must learn how to catch fish, how to distil salt, and about all the mysteries of the vast churning sea, not least the legend of O-fune-sama, of ships wrecked offshore providing the village with unexpected bounty. When a ship founders on the rocks, Isaku and the villagers rejoice. Long have they prayed for the sea's gifts. But the cargo is not at ... Read more
In a coastal village in medieval Japan, a young boy called Isaku battles to keep his family alive against the odds. With his father gone, Isaku is forced to grow up well before his time. He must learn how to catch fish, how to distil salt, and about all the mysteries of the vast churning sea, not least the legend of O-fune-sama, of ships wrecked offshore providing the village with unexpected bounty. When a ship founders on the rocks, Isaku and the villagers rejoice. Long have they prayed for the sea's gifts. But the cargo is not at ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of pages
160
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781841952215
SKU
KKD0006098
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Akira Yoshimura
Akira Yoshimura was born in 1927. He was the prize-winning, best-selling author of twenty novels and collections of short stories and was the president of Japan's writer's union and a member of International PEN. He died in 2006.
Reviews for Shipwrecks
Exquisitely paced
Sunday Times
Haunting
Guardian
A haunting and beautifully rendered tale of enduring optimism.
Herald
Has all the turbulent power of the sea
Scotsman
Set against [a] tapestry of near-nihilistic misery, Yoshimura's chiaroscuro touches of ... Read more
Sunday Times
Haunting
Guardian
A haunting and beautifully rendered tale of enduring optimism.
Herald
Has all the turbulent power of the sea
Scotsman
Set against [a] tapestry of near-nihilistic misery, Yoshimura's chiaroscuro touches of ... Read more