Akiyuki Nosaka

Grave of the Fireflies

Sprachen: Englisch. 17,6 cm / 10,7 cm / 1,0 cm ( B/H/T )
Buch (Softcover), 73 Seiten
EAN 9780241780213
Veröffentlicht September 2025
Verlag/Hersteller Penguin Books Ltd (UK)
Übersetzer Übersetzt von Ginny Tapley Takemori
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'A fragile, haunting novella... this book is a profoundly sad and precious gift' Phelim McDermott, director of My Neighbour Totoro 'Nosaka reminds us of the small lives that are lost in the churn of war and who are left without even a memorial' Rowan Hisayo Buchanan The heartbreaking Japanese classic telling the story of two orphans fighting for survival at the end of World War Two, published in English for the first time In the dying days of the War, Seita and Setsuko must fend for themselves. Firebombs have obliterated their home in Kobe, leaving them searching for shelter and scrambling to survive in the depths of the countryside. But, as their suffering becomes a constant companion, so do the lights of the fireflies - shining from the bomber planes, and the insects glowing by the lake at night. This unforgettable semi-autobiographical tale by Akiyuki Nosaka won him the Naoki Prize, cementing his place in the Japanese cultural canon. Published here for the first time as a standalone story, Grave of the Fireflies illuminates the untold sorrows of normal people who live in the shadow of war. 'A beautiful and sensitive translation... I wish stories like this were unnecessary, but that is sadly not the case' Tom Morton-Smith, playwright and writer of My Neighbour Totoro

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Akiyuki Nosaka (Author) Akiyuki Nosaka (1930-2015) was a novelist, singer, lyricist and former member of the House of Councillors in Japan. Born in Kamakura, Kanagawa, his memories of living through the Second World War - including the loss of his adoptive father in the 1945 Kobe bombings - served as the inspiration for his most famous short stories. In 1967, he won the Naoki Prize for Grave of the Fireflies and American Hijiki, both based on the Japanese experience of the War. Nosaka also wrote erotic fiction, including The Pornographers (1963), and in later life he continued his career as a newspaper and TV journalist, as well as a politician and chanson singer. Ginny Tapley Takemori (Translator) Ginny Tapley Takemori is an award-winning translator based in rural Japan. She has translated works by writers including Sayaka Murata, Kyoko Nakajima, and Mayumi Inaba.

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