The emissary
Tawada, Yōko, 1960-2018
Book
Japan, after suffering from a massive irreparable disaster, cuts itself off from the world. Children are so weak they can barely stand or walk: the only people with any get-go are the elderly. Mumei lives with his grandfather Yoshiro, who worries about him constantly. They carry on a day-to-day routine in what could be viewed as a post-Fukushima time, with all the children born ancient -- frail and gray-haired, yet incredibly compassionate and wise. Mumei may be enfeebled and feverish, but he is a beacon of hope, full of wit and free of self-pity and pessimism.
Main title:
The emissary / Yoko Tawada ; translated from the Japanese by Margaret Mitsutani.
Author:
Tawada, Yōko, 1960-, authorMitsutani, Margaret, translator
Work:
Imprint:
New York : New Directions Books, [2018]©2018.
Collation:
138 pages ; 21 cm.
Notes:
"A New Directions paperbook original: NDP 1405."Originally published in 2014 as 'Kentoshi' by Kodansha.Translated from the Japanese.
ISBN:
9780811227629 (pbk)
Dewey class:
895.635
Language:
EnglishJapanese
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BRN:
196615