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Sword and Blossom

A British Officer's Enduring Love for a Japanese Woman

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New York
Kiadó: The Penguin Press
Kiadás helye: New York
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Kötés típusa: Fűzött kemény papírkötés
Oldalszám: 345 oldal
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Nyelv: Angol  
Méret: 24 cm x 15 cm
ISBN: 1-59420-089-0
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The essence of this inexpressibly beautiful story will remain with me, I believe, for the rest of my life. This exquisitely crafted account of the loves and lives of Arthur and Masa, Violet and Kiyoshi-such very ordinary names, yet names that conceal extraordinary passions and confusions-is a tone poem to duty and honor, courage and enduring passión, set against the fantastically rich recent histories of Japan and Ireland, England and Francé. It is a long tinpe since I have read so moving and haunting a book." author of A Crack in the Edge of the World and The Professor and the Madman "This beautifully written book telis a remarkable story of a transnational love affair between an AngloTrísh army officer and a daughter of a Japanese barber, from its origins at the time of the Russo-Japanese War to its tragic end after the Great War. Their story of love and separation not only fascinates but alsó enlightens our understanding of an important turning point in history when individuals... Tovább

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The essence of this inexpressibly beautiful story will remain with me, I believe, for the rest of my life. This exquisitely crafted account of the loves and lives of Arthur and Masa, Violet and Kiyoshi-such very ordinary names, yet names that conceal extraordinary passions and confusions-is a tone poem to duty and honor, courage and enduring passión, set against the fantastically rich recent histories of Japan and Ireland, England and Francé. It is a long tinpe since I have read so moving and haunting a book." author of A Crack in the Edge of the World and The Professor and the Madman "This beautifully written book telis a remarkable story of a transnational love affair between an AngloTrísh army officer and a daughter of a Japanese barber, from its origins at the time of the Russo-Japanese War to its tragic end after the Great War. Their story of love and separation not only fascinates but alsó enlightens our understanding of an important turning point in history when individuals representing different races and civilizations were thrust upon one another. Most of them disdained such encounters and distanced themselves from people of alien backgrounds, but a few, including this couple, embraced the opportunity with all its possibilities and contradictions/' Harvard University; author of Ac§pss the Pacific Vissza

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