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Shipwrecks Akira Yoshimura Author
~EN PB NWISBN: 9780156008358 bzw. 0156008351, vermutlich in Englisch, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Taschenbuch, neu.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, In Stock, plus shipping.
Isaku is a nine-year-old boy living in a remote, desperately poor fishing village on the coast of Japan. His people catch barely enough fish to live on, and so must distill salt to sell to neighboring villages. But this industry serves another, more sinister purpose: the fires of the salt cauldrons lure passing ships toward the shore and onto rocky shoals. When a ship runs aground, the villagers slaughter the crew and loot the cargo for rice, wine, and rich delicacies. One day a ship founders on the rocks. But Isaku learns that its cargo is far deadlier than could ever be imagined. Shipwrecks, the first novel by the great Japanese writer Yoshimura to be translated into English, is a stunningly powerful, Gothic tale of fate and retribution.
Isaku is a nine-year-old boy living in a remote, desperately poor fishing village on the coast of Japan. His people catch barely enough fish to live on, and so must distill salt to sell to neighboring villages. But this industry serves another, more sinister purpose: the fires of the salt cauldrons lure passing ships toward the shore and onto rocky shoals. When a ship runs aground, the villagers slaughter the crew and loot the cargo for rice, wine, and rich delicacies. One day a ship founders on the rocks. But Isaku learns that its cargo is far deadlier than could ever be imagined. Shipwrecks, the first novel by the great Japanese writer Yoshimura to be translated into English, is a stunningly powerful, Gothic tale of fate and retribution.
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Shipwrecks (2000)
EN PB NWISBN: 9780156008358 bzw. 0156008351, in Englisch, Mariner Books, Taschenbuch, neu.
Lieferung aus: Niederlande, 5-10 werkdagen.
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An evocative historical novel with a sting in the tail, Shipwrecks is set in medieval Japan; in a coastal village where a father sells himself into indentured servitude to save his family from starvation. He leaves the responsibility for the family's continuing survival with his nine year old son Isaku. Forced to grow up well before his time, Isaku must learn quickly to trap saury fish and to distil salt; and is faced with a number of mysteries, not least his own nascent sexuality and the legend... An evocative historical novel with a sting in the tail, Shipwrecks is set in medieval Japan; in a coastal village where a father sells himself into indentured servitude to save his family from starvation. He leaves the responsibility for the family's continuing survival with his nine year old son Isaku. Forced to grow up well before his time, Isaku must learn quickly to trap saury fish and to distil salt; and is faced with a number of mysteries, not least his own nascent sexuality and the legend of O-fune-sama - of ships wrecked offshore providing the village with unexpected bounty. As the end of his father's bondage approaches, and another ship founders on the rocks, Isaku and the villagers rejoice. But the cargo is not at all the manna of their hopes. At first mystifying, then terrifying, this cargo is about to change their lives forever.Taal: Engels;Vertaald uit het: ja;Afmetingen: 19x210x140 mm;Gewicht: 227,00 gram;Verschijningsdatum: februari 2000;Druk: 1;ISBN10: 0156008351;ISBN13: 9780156008358; Engelstalig | Paperback | 2000.
bol.com.
An evocative historical novel with a sting in the tail, Shipwrecks is set in medieval Japan; in a coastal village where a father sells himself into indentured servitude to save his family from starvation. He leaves the responsibility for the family's continuing survival with his nine year old son Isaku. Forced to grow up well before his time, Isaku must learn quickly to trap saury fish and to distil salt; and is faced with a number of mysteries, not least his own nascent sexuality and the legend... An evocative historical novel with a sting in the tail, Shipwrecks is set in medieval Japan; in a coastal village where a father sells himself into indentured servitude to save his family from starvation. He leaves the responsibility for the family's continuing survival with his nine year old son Isaku. Forced to grow up well before his time, Isaku must learn quickly to trap saury fish and to distil salt; and is faced with a number of mysteries, not least his own nascent sexuality and the legend of O-fune-sama - of ships wrecked offshore providing the village with unexpected bounty. As the end of his father's bondage approaches, and another ship founders on the rocks, Isaku and the villagers rejoice. But the cargo is not at all the manna of their hopes. At first mystifying, then terrifying, this cargo is about to change their lives forever.Taal: Engels;Vertaald uit het: ja;Afmetingen: 19x210x140 mm;Gewicht: 227,00 gram;Verschijningsdatum: februari 2000;Druk: 1;ISBN10: 0156008351;ISBN13: 9780156008358; Engelstalig | Paperback | 2000.
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Shipwrecks (Harvest Book)
EN PB USISBN: 9780156008358 bzw. 0156008351, in Englisch, Harvest Books, Taschenbuch, gebraucht.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, glenthebookseller [52274160], Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
0156008351 Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.
0156008351 Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.
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Shipwrecks (Harvest Book) (2000)
EN PB USISBN: 9780156008358 bzw. 0156008351, in Englisch, Harvest Books, Taschenbuch, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, zzgl. Versandkosten, Verandgebiet: DOM.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Motor City Books, MI, Brownstown, [RE:5].
Softcover.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Motor City Books, MI, Brownstown, [RE:5].
Softcover.
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