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Beasts head for home : a no...
"Set in Manchuria in the aftermath of the Asian Pacific War. The central character is Kuki Kyuzo, whose settler parents relocated from Japan to the Manchurian puppet-state as the Japanese empire expanded. Kyuzo's father, a factory technician, dies shortly after he is born. In the course of Japan's defeat and the Soviet Union's occupation of Manchuria, Kyuzo's mother is seriously wounded, forcing him to remain behind with her rather than evacuate with the other Japanese citizens. Her subsequent death leaves Kyuzo alone in the abandoned Japanese settlement, and he is employed as a houseboy by Alexandrov, an officer in the Soviet army. Approximately two years after the end of hostilities, Kyuzo decides to return to Japan. Providing money, a train ticket, and official travel documents, Alexandrov bids Kyuzo farewell. On the train Kyuzo meets Ko, who appears to be a fellow Japanese, much to Kyuzo's relief. The train is attacked, but Kyuzo and Ko manage to escape, fleeing by foot across the harsh Manchurian plains. Kyuzo gradually comes to realize that Ko is in possession of stolen heroin and is being pursued by the Chinese Communists, who are battling the Nationalist forces for control of the mainland. Finally arriving at a city, Kyuzo is betrayed by Ko, who beats him and steals his identity papers and travel documents. Utterly destitute, Kyuzo makes his way to a Japanese repatriation center. The difficulty is that Kyuzo lacks any documents to prove that he is Japanese. Exposure to the elements has left him deeply sunburned, which further casts doubt on his Japanese identity. He wanders the city and meets another Japanese named Okura, who takes an unusual interest in Kyuzo's relationship with Ko"--
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monografia Rebiun39084773 https://catalogo.rebiun.org/rebiun/record/Rebiun39084773 m o d cr cnu---unuuu 170117s2017 nyu o 000 f eng 2017001595 984665458 1175642252 9780231544665 electronic book) 0231544669 electronic book) 9780231177054 paperback ;) acid-free paper) 0231177054 paperback ;) acid-free paper) 9780231177047 hardcover ;) alkaline paper) 10.7312/abe-17704 doi AU@ 000059526424 22573/ctt1tkx3kr JSTOR DLC eng rda pn DLC OCLCO OCLCF OCLCQ OCLCO OCLCQ IDEBK YDX OCLCQ JSTOR TEFOD OCLCO DEGRU EZ9 EBLCP MERUC UOK TXC N$T OTZ AU@ MLSOD LVT OCLCQ OCLCO OCLCQ RECBK OCLCQ MM9 UX1 OCLCQ DLC OCLCO LUU OCLCQ DGITA INARC OCLCO OCLCL HOPLA YDX OCLCO CLOUD OCLCQ UKKRT OCLCL OCLCQ eng jpn pcc a-cc--- LCO004030 bisacsh HIS021000 bisacsh FIC019000 bisacsh 895.63/5 23 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ddc/E3QMYrkHKXxM9JpBRkPXWrGhrh 18.87 bcl Abe, Kobo 1924-1993) author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJkhKMvYyDygwYx9qFBF8C Kemonotachi wa kokyo mezasu. English Beasts head for home a novel Abe Kobo ; translated by Richard F. Calichman New York Columbia University Press [2017] New York New York Columbia University Press 1 online resource (xxvi, 191 pages) 1 online resource (xxvi, 191 pages) Text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier data file Weatherhead books on Asia Translated from the Japanese First published in Japanese as Kemonotachi wa kokyo mezasu Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Rusted Tracks -- Chapter 2. The Flag -- Chapter 3. The Trap -- Chapter 4. Doors "Set in Manchuria in the aftermath of the Asian Pacific War. The central character is Kuki Kyuzo, whose settler parents relocated from Japan to the Manchurian puppet-state as the Japanese empire expanded. Kyuzo's father, a factory technician, dies shortly after he is born. In the course of Japan's defeat and the Soviet Union's occupation of Manchuria, Kyuzo's mother is seriously wounded, forcing him to remain behind with her rather than evacuate with the other Japanese citizens. Her subsequent death leaves Kyuzo alone in the abandoned Japanese settlement, and he is employed as a houseboy by Alexandrov, an officer in the Soviet army. Approximately two years after the end of hostilities, Kyuzo decides to return to Japan. Providing money, a train ticket, and official travel documents, Alexandrov bids Kyuzo farewell. On the train Kyuzo meets Ko, who appears to be a fellow Japanese, much to Kyuzo's relief. The train is attacked, but Kyuzo and Ko manage to escape, fleeing by foot across the harsh Manchurian plains. Kyuzo gradually comes to realize that Ko is in possession of stolen heroin and is being pursued by the Chinese Communists, who are battling the Nationalist forces for control of the mainland. Finally arriving at a city, Kyuzo is betrayed by Ko, who beats him and steals his identity papers and travel documents. Utterly destitute, Kyuzo makes his way to a Japanese repatriation center. The difficulty is that Kyuzo lacks any documents to prove that he is Japanese. Exposure to the elements has left him deeply sunburned, which further casts doubt on his Japanese identity. He wanders the city and meets another Japanese named Okura, who takes an unusual interest in Kyuzo's relationship with Ko"-- Provided by publisher Japanese fiction Identity (Psychology)- Fiction Roman japonais Identité (Psychologie)- Romans, nouvelles, etc LITERARY COLLECTIONS- Asian- Japanese. Identity (Psychology) Japanese fiction. Manchuria (China)- History- 1945- Fiction China- Manchuria. Historical fiction Fiction. History. Psychological fiction. Historical fiction. Psychological fiction. Calichman, Richard translator. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjJKJ4qmgwfDKYQ7TYDwRX Print version Abe, Kobo, 1924-1993. Beasts head for home. New York : Columbia University Press, 2017 9780231177047 (DLC) 2016041666 Weatherhead books on Asia