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- Synopsis
- Your grandfather was a coward.That is the angry recollection with which a former Zero fighter pilot greets two Japanese siblings who, typically, despite being educated, know next to nothing about a defining war in the Pacific that took place within living memory. The testimony rattles and confuses aspiring lawyer Kentaro and newly minted journalist Keiko since virtually the only fact they&’ve grown up hearing about Kyuzo Miyabe is that he died a kamikaze. When the young pair digs deeper into the man&’s past, other surviving comrades only seem to confirm the verdict, but its very import begins to shift in surprising ways.In addition to providing a window into the experiences of the losing side&’s flyboys and a frank look at contemporary Japan&’s amnesia regarding the war, this novel also undertakes a blistering critique of the folly and inhumanity of the Imperial Navy and Army and a nuanced exploration of the differences between kamikaze pilots and today&’s suicide bombers. At its core, however, it is a mystery of sorts about a long-dead man&’s actions and intentions and a reconfiguration of the meaning of wartime loyalty and sacrifice. A debut novel that was published when the author was fifty, The Eternal Zero has become Japan&’s all-time top-selling mass-market paperback and the basis of a blockbuster film of the same name.
- Copyright:
- 2015
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 354 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781647290467
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781939130822
- Publisher:
- Kodansha USA
- Date of Addition:
- 01/26/21
- Copyrighted By:
- Naoki Hyakuta
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Military, Literature and Fiction
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.