Sacred Cesium Ground and Isa's Deluge Two Novellas of Japan's 3/11 Disaster |
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Author:
| Kimura, Yūsuke |
Translator:
| Slaymaker, Doug |
Series title: | Weatherhead Books on Asia Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-231-54832-8 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2019 |
Publisher: | Columbia University Press
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Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
List Price: | USD $20.99 |
Book Description:
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In these two novellas, Kimura Yūsuke explores human and animal life in northern Japan after the natural and nuclear disasters of March 11, 211. Kimura inscribes the "Triple Disaster" into a rich regional tradition of storytelling, incorporating far-flung voices to testify to life and the desire to represent it in the aftermath of calamity.
In these two novellas, Kimura Yūsuke explores human and animal life in northern Japan after the natural and nuclear disasters of March 11, 211. Kimura inscribes the "Triple Disaster" into a rich regional tradition of storytelling, incorporating far-flung voices to testify to life and the desire to represent it in the aftermath of calamity.