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The Cape
Explosive stories of the little-known burakumin from one of Japan's great postwar literary masters.
Paperback / softback
02-January-2008
200 Pages
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The Cape
RRP:
$29.69
$28.65
Description
An award-winning translation of the classic novella about the Japanese ghetto.
Born into the burakumin-Japan's class of outcasts-Kenji Nakagami depicts the lives of his people in sensual language and stark detail. The Cape is a breakthrough novella about a burakumin community, their troubled memories, and complex family histories. Includes House on Fire and Red Hair.