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Title: In the Realm of a Dying Emperor/Japan at Century's End by Norma Field ISBN: 0-679-74189-5 Publisher: Vintage Books USA Pub. Date: 01 February, 1993 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.00

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Average Customer Rating: 3.8 (5 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: Modern classic
Comment: This book continues to resonate. It was published in the early 1990s and sort of predicted the malaise that Japan went through for the past decade. Even with Japan's economy picking up now, these issues--the lack of dealing with the legacy of World War II--are still problems for Japan as it tries to find a place in the modern world. The writing is sparse and beautiful. Highly recommended.

Rating: 4
Summary: Still worth reading if you want to understand the 'Japanese'
Comment: The book contains three episodes, a man who has lived in Okinawa and fired the (de facto at that time) national flag, a woman who has rejected the burial by the state of her hasband having been a member of the Self-Defense Force and the ex-mayor of Nagasaki City who has referred to the war responsibility of the Emperor, as well as a report on the very curious atomosphere prevailing in Japan on the death of the Showa Emperor. A reader could understand the true but hidden mentality of the Japanese from the contents explicitly and implicitly. The authour of course could have written the original in Japanese, but the fact that the work had to be translated itself has had a significance. I strongly recommend to read the work if you want to understand the Japanese who are now at the crossroad.

Rating: 2
Summary: An Ok Read If You Set Aside The Writers Whine
Comment: The tiny vinettes that make up the book are truly worth the read, but to get past the authors continued psychological issues is extreamly difficult.

When she finds out who she is - let me know, she will have something worth reading.

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