The Stones Cry Out
4 journalers for this copy...
A short but poignant story. Manase returns to Japan after WWII, and all seems fine as he took over his father's business, married and took up the hobby of stone collecting. However, what happened during the war, while he and other Japanese soldiers were dying in a cave in the Philippines, continued to haunt him.
Reserved for a BCer who has it on her wishlist.
Reserved for a BCer who has it on her wishlist.
Journal Entry 2 by Boekentrol at Leeuwarden, Fryslân (Friesland) Netherlands on Sunday, April 22, 2018
Oh wow! Thank you so much for thinking of me when reserving this book!
I like Asian literature in general, but some stories catch my eye in an extra way for some reason. This one did & I'm really very happy to be able to read it.
Thank you!
I like Asian literature in general, but some stories catch my eye in an extra way for some reason. This one did & I'm really very happy to be able to read it.
Thank you!
Journal Entry 3 by Boekentrol at Leeuwarden, Fryslân (Friesland) Netherlands on Sunday, March 24, 2019
An interesting story. At first, it just seems an ordinary short story of the life of a man who survives the horrors of WWII.
He picks up life after returning to Japan and does rather well.
Only near/at the end of the book it appears that nothing really was what it seemed. Manase is still being haunted by... Well yes, by what or who?
He picks up life after returning to Japan and does rather well.
Only near/at the end of the book it appears that nothing really was what it seemed. Manase is still being haunted by... Well yes, by what or who?
Journal Entry 4 by Boekentrol at Haus der Jugend - BC Convention 2019 in Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz Germany on Monday, April 22, 2019
Released 4 yrs ago (4/26/2019 UTC) at Haus der Jugend - BC Convention 2019 in Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz Germany
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
This book travels with me to Mainz. I’ll put it on the book buffet, hoping that someone will pick it up and make it continue its journey.
Picked it up from the book buffet at the convention in Mainz. Thanks for sharing!
This is such a sad and haunting story, and in a way beautiful as well. Thanks for sharing!
Putting this book in my EU Bookbox. Happy travels!
2nd book taken from Fifna's EU only Fiction Bookbox, I am into Japanese authors lately...