{"product_id":"fire-from-the-ashes-kenzabur-e-9780930523107","title":"Fire from the Ashes: Japanese Writers on Hiroshima and Nagasaki","description":"To mark the 1985 fortieth anniversary of the A-bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the distinguished members of the Japan P.E.N. Center -- led by Kenzaburō Ōe -- planned and Readers International helped issue this first ever collection in English showing the tragedy of the A-bombs seen through Japanese eyes.\u003cbr\u003e Now it is the 75th anniversary of the same catastrophic events, and the state of world tensions today demands a re-issue of this classic volume so that a new generation of readers can experience first hand those tragic events and imagine their consequences in Japanese society for generations after.\u003cbr\u003e The classic stories are here, \u003cem\u003eThe Crazy Iris\u003c\/em\u003e by Masuji Ibuse (masterfully translated by Ivan Morris), as well as the works by Tamiki Hara, \u003cem\u003eSummer Flowers\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Land of Heart's Desire. \u003c\/em\u003eThey were censored under the post-war American occupation, but today are familiar to every Japanese schoolchild. \u003cbr\u003eThe volume also showcases important Japanese women writers of several generations like Yōko Ōta, Ineko Sata, Kyōko Hayashi and Hiroko Takenishi. Their stories touch on the especially bitter curse for women who were exposed to the radiation as young girls, then were rejected by a traditional society because of their infertility.\u003cbr\u003e These stories bring us the gift of great fiction -- they allow us to engage deeply with the past, but also to imagine its consequences in an uncertain future.\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kenzaburō Ōe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0930523105\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780930523107\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Readers International\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/27\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.82h x 5.06w x 0.56d","brand":"Kenzabur\u0026#333; \u0026#332;e","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43982940143871,"sku":"9780930523107","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_00d78cec-d7fc-4027-a0f8-7ed3009f59ea.jpg?v=1683263797","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fire-from-the-ashes-kenzabur-e-9780930523107","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}