Grass for My Pillow

Name: Grass for My Pillow
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ISBN: 9780231126588

ISBN-10: 0231126581

ISBN-13: 9780231126588

Edition: 2002

Authors: Saiichi Maruya, Dennis Keene

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A portrait of resistance to the draft in World War II in Japan. Shokichi Hamada is a conscientious objector who dodges military service by simply disappearing from society. But his secret surfaces 20 years later whilst working in a university and he faces unexpected consequences.

Book details

List price: $42.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 8/27/2002
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Size: 0.66" wide x 0.89" long x 0.11" tall
Weight: 1.276
Language: English

Saiichi Maruya is an award-winning novelist, translator, and critic. His novel Singular Rebellionwas published in English to critical acclaim in 1986. He lives in Tokyo.Dennis Keene is one of the most respected translators of Japanese literature today. He has translated several of Maruya's books, including Singular Rebellionand A Mature Woman. He lives in Oxford, UK.



Translator's Introduction


Grass for My Pillow


Postscript: Sugiura's Travels