Title The silent cry / Kenzaburō Ōe ; translated by John Bester

Edition First edition Published Tokyo : Kodansha International ; New York : Distributed in the U.S. by Harper & Row, 1974 Tōkyō : Kōdansha Intānashonaru, 1974 東京 : 講談社インターナショナル, 1974

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W'PONDS	893.05 O2822 A6/S		AVAILABLE

Description 274 pages ; 22 cm Summary "Two brothers, Takashi and Mitsu, return from Tokyo to the village of their childhood. Selling their family home leads them to an inescapable confrontation with their family history. Their attempt to escape the influence of the city ends in failure as they realize that its tentacles extend to everything in the countryside, including their own relationship."--Amazon.com Notes Distributed in the United States by Harper & Row, New York Translation of Manʾen gannen no futtōbōru Text in English translated from the Japanese Subject Brothers -- Japan -- Fiction. Cats -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile fiction. Children's stories -- Pictorial works. City and town life -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile fiction. Country life -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile fiction. Stories in rhyme -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile fiction. SUBJECT Japan -- Fiction. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008105984 Genre/Form Novels. Illustrated works. Author Bester, John, 1927-2010, translator LC no. 75322591 ISBN 0870112325 4770019653 9780870112324 9784770019653

Other Titles 880-02 Manʼen gannen no futtobōru. English 880-02 万延元年のフットボール. English

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