Details
Publish Date
1/1/08
# of Pages
200
Dimensions
5.3 x 7.5"
Price (Print/Ebook)
$16.95/$9.95
PISBN
9781933330433
EISBN
9781611729108
The Cape
and Other Stories from the Japanese Ghetto
Born into the burakumin—Japan's class of outcasts—Kenji Nakagami depicts the lives of his people in sensual language and stark detail. The Cape is a breakthrough novella about a burakumin community, their troubled memories, and complex family histories. Includes House on Fire and Red Hair.
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About the Author(s)
Kenji Nakagami
Celebrated novels include “Misaki” (The Cape), which won the Akutagawa Prize in 1976, and “Karekinada” (The Sea of Withered Trees), which won both the Mainichi and Geijutsu Literary Prizes in 1977.
