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Ground zero, Nagasaki : stories

Seirai, Yĺuichi (author.). Warham, Paul, (translator.). Seirai, Yĺuichi Bukushin. English. (Added Author).

Summary: "Set in contemporary Nagasaki, the six short stories in this collection draw a chilling portrait of the ongoing trauma of the detonation of the atomic bomb. Whether they experienced the destruction of the city directly or heard about it from survivors, the characters in these tales filter their pain and alienation through their Catholic faith, illuminating a side of Japanese culture little known in the West. Many of them are descended from the 'hidden Christians' who continued to practice their religion in secret during the centuries when it was outlawed in Japan. Urakami Cathedral, the center of Japanese Christian life, stood at ground zero when the bomb fell. In 'Birds, ' a man in his sixties reflects on his life as a husband and father. Just a baby when he was found crying in the rubble near ground zero, he does not know who his parents were. His birthday is set as the day the bomb was dropped. In other stories, a woman is haunted by her brief affair with a married man, and the parents of a schizophrenic man struggle to come to terms with the murder their son committed. These characters battle with guilt, shame, loss, love, and the limits of human understanding. Ground Zero, Nagasaki vividly depicts a city and people still scarred by the memory of August 9, 1945"--Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 1322489696
ISBN: 9781322489698
ISBN: 0231171161
ISBN: 9780231171168
ISBN: 0231538561
ISBN: 9780231538565
Physical Description: 1 online resource
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Publisher: New York : Columbia University Press, [2015]
Copyright: Ă2015

Content descriptions

General Note:	Original title Bakushin. CatMonthString:october.15 Multi-user.
Formatted Contents Note:	Nails -- Stone -- Insects -- Honey -- Shells -- Birds.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff.
Language Note:	Translated from the Japanese.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.