Fire Flowers - Paperback
by Ben Byrne
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Availability:In StockContributor:Ben ByrneTheme:Chronological Period/1940's, Chronological Period/20th Century, Topical/FamilyAudience:Young AdultPublish date:2/3/2015Pages:368
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Europa EditionsISBN-13:9781609452483ISBN-10:1609452488UPC:9781609452483Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Literary, Romance, HistoricalBook Topic:Historical, 20th CenturySize:8.20 x 5.10 x 1.20 inchesWeight:0.454Product ID:SCEBNWP9JV
In this "promising literary debut," three Japanese citizens and one American reporter rebuild their lives in the aftermath of Japan's WWII surrender (The Independent).
Japan, 1945. The country has just surrendered to the Allied forces after suffering the devastation of nuclear warfare. Satsuko Takara and her teenage brother, Hiroshi, have lost both their parents, and each other, during the firestorm that devastated Tokyo five months before. Documenting the destruction of the war is Hal Lynch, a haunted US photojournalist, who stumbles upon a shocking story and is determined to bring it to light. And Osamu Maruki, a dissolute writer and once Satsuko's lover, has returned from the South Pacific a broken and changed man.The war-torn streets of Tokyo come alive in this dazzlingly observed debut novel as the lives of these former enemies come together. Fire Flowers powerfully portrays the shock, the struggles, and the difficult choices that arise from the destruction of war. "An impressive and nuanced account of a dark moment in history."--The Independent.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Europa EditionsISBN-13:9781609452483ISBN-10:1609452488UPC:9781609452483Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Literary, Romance, HistoricalBook Topic:Historical, 20th CenturySize:8.20 x 5.10 x 1.20 inchesWeight:0.454Product ID:SCEBNWP9JV
Ben Byrne was born in London in 1977. He studied Drama at the University of Manchester and then lived in San Francisco for several years working as an international market researcher and ethnographic film maker. This job took him to Japan, where he spent considerable time exploring its history and culture. He returned to London to dedicate his time more fully to writing, and his short fiction has appeared in Litro magazine. Fireflies is his first novel.
Publisher: Europa Editions
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