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(*)(Translated by Kenneth J. Bryson) (★)(´NI-0551´es mismo libro. Titulo original : Okei [おけい] 1.Set in the midst of samurai warfare in the mountainous region of Aizu in the late nineteenth century, the novel recounts the coming of age of the young peasant girl Okei, who falls desperately in love with the fierce warrior Sanasuma Kingo, only to discover that the world she inhabits has no place for such passion. Okei must learn to understand both the nature of her hidden feelings and the arcane codes and honour system of the samurai. As the forces of the old Tokugawa order struggle to contain the imperialist army, Okei and the rest of her rural community find that exile to the New World may be their only remaining chance of survival. Capturing the character of a country in the throes of revolution and faced with the onset of modernity, Mitsugu Saotome´s masterful novel succeeds in blending vivid historical detail with a timeless tale of romance, self-discovery and growing up. 2.Born in China, Mitsugu Saotome won the Naoki Prize for his novel´Kyojin no ori [The Cage of the Traveller].´ From an early age he wrote historical fiction, an interest that he claims to be derived from his ancient samurai heritage. A prolific writer, his novels are immensely popular in Japan.) |
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