Shame in the blood

Fearing that a curse taints his family bloodline because of his siblings' suicides and betrayals, Miura's unnamed protagonist attempts to expurgate the demons in his life by following his own tortured yet honor-bound path. In these six short overlapping stories, originally published in Japanese as "Shinobugawa", Miura vividly depicts a young man, loosely based on himself, who is struggling to build a life in 1950s postwar Japan.

Year

2007

Language

English

Publisher

Shoemaker & Hoard

Editions

1

Pages

224

ISBN

9781593761714

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